World War II Sea War, Volume 17Volume 17 covers the final naval events in the military theatres of Europe, China Burma India, and the Pacific. From May through September 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allies, although fighting continued in the Pacific for some months longer. The US captured Okinawa after a bloody fight and then focused all forces against the Japanese mainland. The US Third Fleet and British Pacific Fleet attacked Japan by day, while US B 29 aircraft bombed by