Guam 1941 & 1944
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Guam 1941 & 1944

Loss and Reconquest

  1. 96 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Guam 1941 & 1944

Loss and Reconquest

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Gordon Rottman details the bitter 26-day struggle for this key Pacific island during World War II.

The island of Guam was the first Allied territory lost to the Japanese onslaught in 1941. On 10 December 5,000 Japanese troops landed on Guam, defended by less than 500 US and Guamanian troops, the outcome was beyond doubt. On 21 July 1944 America returned.

In a risky operation, the two US landing forces came ashore seven miles apart and it was a week before the beachheads linked up. Only the battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa would cost the Americans more men than the landings on Guam and Saipan, which immediately preceded the Guam operation.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Imprint
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. Origins Of The Campaign
  8. Mariana Islands
  9. Guam
  10. Chronology
  11. The Fall Of Guam, December 1941
  12. The Recapture And Occupation Of Guam, 1944
  13. Opposing Plans
  14. The American Plan - Operation Forager
  15. The Japanese Defense Plan
  16. Opposing Commanders
  17. American Commanders
  18. Japanese Commanders
  19. Opposing Forces
  20. US Forces - Joint Expeditionary Force
  21. US Marine Corps
  22. US Army
  23. Japanese Forces - Southern Marianas Army Group
  24. Imperial Japanese Navy Forces, Guam
  25. The Guam Assault
  26. Preliminaries
  27. W-Day
  28. Expanding The Beachheads (W+1 To W+8)
  29. The Drive North (W+9 To W+17)
  30. Patrolling The South
  31. The Final Push (W+17 To W+20)
  32. Aftermath
  33. Orders Of Battle
  34. The Battlefield Today
  35. Bibliography
  36. Index