How one Marine's final heroic act on Peleliu led to another on Okinawa.

As the American advance pushed further south, it ran headlong into fortified Japanese positions and heavily defended caves near Kakazu Ridge, the first defensive perimeter in what would be called the Shuri Line. The rapid advance and relatively light American casualties sustained so far on Okinawa ended.

In the bloodiest  battle in Marine Corps history, 27 Marines and sailors were awarded the Medal of Honor for action on Iwo Jima. No other campaign surpassed that number.

The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy has created a playlist of songs about World War II.

One unit had perhaps the oddest assignment in the US Army: create a fake force, but make it look and sound real.