Okinawa in Postwar U.S.-Japan Relations, 1952-1972: The Road to Reversion

by Robert D Eldridge and Robert D. Eldridge

Okinawa, the largest of Ryukyu Islands, was occupied by the United States following a bitterly fought battle in the early months of 1945, and remained under US administration for 27 years, reverting to Japan in 1972, 20 years after the US Occupation ended elsewhere in Japan. Large US bases continue on the island to this day and are the cause of much controversy. This book examines the impact of the US occupation of Okinawa from the end of the US...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138221813
• ISBN13: 9781138221819
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages