Russell A. Gugeler is the author or coauthor of several military history studies, including Combat Actions in Korea. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
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On 1 April, 1945, the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific Theater began. The battle for the island of Okinawa would last for the next eighty-two days. Through the course of this dramatic battle over 20,000 Americans would lose their li... SEE MORE