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To take the much larger Okinawa, the Allies mounted a huge invasion in April 1945. More than 1,200 American and British ships, including 40 aircraft carriers, supported a force of 182,000 American troops. As on Iwo Jima, the 120,000 troops defending Okinawa fiercely resisted the invaders. The Battle of Okinawa continued for two months. ................
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