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The document is a thesis submitted by Evan John Isaac to Auburn University examining how strategic factors influenced the tactical decision making of Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. during the Battle of Okinawa. It discusses how Buckner has been criticized for the high casualties during the battle but that this fails to consider the strategic context. It outlines how shortages in service troops, shipping, and the expansion of strategic bombing limited Buckner
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- Researcher0415
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