Okinawa suffers great losses after WWII. Many lives are lost in battle. Many others die from starvation afterwards.
 US Forces bomb Okinawa in WWII |
 Aerial view of bombing Okinawa |
 Aerial view of Okinawa |
 View of Okinawa after bombing |
Karate is brought to the US primarily through members of the US Military. The first US karate school opened in 1942 in Pheonix by Robert Trias, regarded as �Father of Karate in America.� Karate becomes Japan's most pervasive cultural export.
 US Forces land in Okinawa during World War II |
 Robert Trias, Founder of Karate in America" |
