At Okinawa, over 250,000 soldiers fought a desperate, 82-day battle that only half would survive. THE HISTORY CHANNEL takes a riveting look at one of the most storied engagements in military history.

An Okinawan photographer, Mao Ishikawa spent her early 20s working as a barmaid in establishments catered specifically to African American GIs stationed in Okinawa. “There was love,” as the ...