An in-depth examination of the United States' invasion of two Pacific islands, featuring a variety of illustrations throughout.
The 1944 invasion of Saipan was the first two-division amphibious assault conducted by US forces in World War II. Saipan and Tinian had been under Japanese control since 1914 and, heavily colonized, they were considered virtually part of the Empire.
The struggle for Saipan and Tinian was characterized by the same bitter fighting that typified the entire Central Pacific campaign. Fighting side-by-side, Army and Marine units witnessed the largest tank battle of the Pacific War, massed Japanese banzai charges, and the horror of hundreds of Japanese civilians committing suicide to avoid capture.
In this book, Gordon Rottman details the capture of these vital islands that led to the collapse of Prime Minister Tojo's government.
- 95 pages
- English
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- Origins Of The Campaign
- The Mariana Islands
- Saipan
- Tinian
- Chronology
- Opposing Plans
- The American Plan - Operation Forager
- The Japanese Plan - A-Go Operation
- Defense Of Saipan
- Defense Of Tinian
- Opposing Commanders
- American Commanders
- Japanese Commanders
- Opposing Forces
- US Forces
- US Marine Corps
- US Army
- Japanese Forces
- Northern Marianas Army Group
- Central Pacific Area Fleet
- Capture And Occupation Of Saipan
- Preliminaries
- D-Day
- Securing The South (D+1 To D+6)
- Battle Of The Philippine Sea, 19-20 June
- Seizing Central Saipan (D+7 To D+11)
- The Push North (D+12 To D+19)
- The Last Battle (D +20 To D+24)
- Capture And Occupation Of Tinian
- Preliminaries And Selecting The Beaches
- J-Day
- The Drive South (J+1 To J+6)
- The Last Fight (J+7 To J+8)
- Aftermath
- Orders Of Battle: US And Japanese Forces, Saipan & Tinian
- The Battlefield Today
- Bibliography
- Index
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