Battle of Okinawa deaths rivaled the combined atomic bombing tolls.

Evidence

In view of the pattern that the war was to assume, there was something tragically symbolic in the fact that among the seven to die on that first day would be a loyal caid and a “liberal” French teacher. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 275 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Battle of Okinawa destroyed nearly every town and village on the island; The war’s opening victims embodied its fatal mutual destruction. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 275

Related

• The war’s opening victims embodied its fatal mutual destruction. (similarity 0.88)
• The Battle of Okinawa destroyed nearly every town and village on the island (similarity 0.82)
• The Battle of Okinawa killed as many people as both atomic bombings combined (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• The war’s opening victims embodied its fatal mutual destruction. #expands (0.45) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 275