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Saipan & Tinian 1944 Piercing the Japanese Empire 1st Edition

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Saipan & Tinian 1944 Piercing the Japanese Empire 1st Edition

Author(s)

Gordon L. Rottman

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781846036590, 9781841768045

Publisher

Osprey Publishing

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PDF and EPUB

Description

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.

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Saipan & Tinian 1944 Piercing the Japanese Empire 1st Edition

SKU: 9781472800107

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Full Title

Saipan & Tinian 1944 Piercing the Japanese Empire 1st Edition

Author(s)

Gordon L. Rottman

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781472800107, 9781841768045

Publisher

Osprey Publishing

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

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.