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The 24 pages that link to Battle of Okinawa, each with the reason it gives.

• Island hoppingBroader topic: Okinawa became a forward base close to the Japanese home islands.

• Ryukyu IslandsBroader topic: The battle devastated the islands and marked a turning point in their modern history.

• Surrender of JapanRelated: Its casualties and destruction reinforced Japanese fears of an invasion of the home islands.

• Chester W. NimitzBroader topic: Nimitz’s command oversaw the operation, the largest amphibious campaign of the Pacific War.

• Okinawa PrefectureRelated: Its immense civilian and military losses remain central to the prefecture’s public memory.

• Battle of Iwo JimaRelated: The costs at Iwo Jima informed expectations of resistance during the subsequent campaign for Okinawa.

• Okinawa IslandRelated: The battle devastated the island and caused extensive civilian deaths.

• Okinawa Reversion AgreementNarrower topic: Its destruction preceded decades of US administration and shaped Okinawan demands for change.

• Soviet–Japanese WarCompared with: Its costly island fighting contrasted with the Soviet campaign’s rapid continental advances.

• United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu IslandsRelated: Its devastation and the resulting United States occupation preceded the civil administration.

• Central Pacific campaignBroader topic: Its capture provided a major staging base for a possible invasion of Japan.

• KamikazeRelated: Kamikaze attacks reached their greatest scale during the campaign.

• Raymond A. SpruanceRelated: The campaign followed the Central Pacific advance Spruance helped lead.

• Shuri CastleRelated: Fighting destroyed Shuri Castle and much of its historic fabric.

• W. Eugene SmithRelated: Smith was severely wounded while photographing the Pacific campaign, including Okinawa.

• World War II in the PacificBroader topic: The battle’s military and civilian losses intensified debate over ending the war.

• Ernie PyleBroader topic: Pyle was killed while covering American forces during the campaign.

• Battle of PeleliuRelated: Its prolonged ground combat intensified debates about the cost of invading fortified islands.

• NahaRelated: Fighting and bombardment destroyed much of Naha and its historic fabric.

• Tadamichi KuribayashiRelated: Its costly ground campaign followed the island-defense strategy used at Iwo Jima.

• Yaeyama IslandsRelated: Its aftermath began the American administration of Okinawa, including Yaeyama.

• History of the Ryukyu IslandsBroader topic: The battle devastated the islands and caused extensive civilian deaths.

• Operation Kikusui INarrower topic: Kikusui I was launched against the Allied naval forces supporting this campaign.

• RyukyuansBroader topic: The battle devastated Okinawan communities and transformed the islands’ postwar history.