Saipan Under Fire
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Saipan Under Fire
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Author : Frederic A. Stott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945
Saipan Under Fire written by Frederic A. Stott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944 categories.
Saipan Under Fire
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Author : Frederic A. Stott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Saipan Under Fire written by Frederic A. Stott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944 categories.
It Rained Fire Oral Histories From The Battle For Saipan
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Author : Stephanie Soder
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2019-06-28
It Rained Fire Oral Histories From The Battle For Saipan written by Stephanie Soder and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-28 with History categories.
This book focuses on the Japanese and U.S. battle for Saipan and the indigenous experience during WWII. It attempts to add to and expand the collective memory of suffering and resilience of indigenous Pacific Island survivors and their family members through recording and sharing their voices.
Breaching The Marianas
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Author : John C. Chapin U. S. Marine Corps Reserve
language : en
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Release Date : 2015-10
Breaching The Marianas written by John C. Chapin U. S. Marine Corps Reserve and has been published by Alpha Edition this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10 with History categories.
It was to be a brutal day. At first light on 15 June 1944, the Navy fire support ships of the task force lying off Saipan Island increased their previous days' preparatory fires involving all calibers of weapons. At 0542, Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner ordered, "Land the landing force." Around 0700, the landing ships, tank (LSTs) moved to within approximately 1,250 yards behind the line of departure. Troops in the LSTs began debarking from them in landing vehicles, tracked (LVTs). Control vessels containing Navy and Marine personnel with their radio gear took their positions displaying flags indicating which beach approaches they controlled. Admiral Turner delayed H-hour from 0830 to 0840 to give the "boat waves" additional time to get into position. Then the first wave headed full speed toward the beaches. The Japanese waited patiently, ready to make the assault units pay a heavy price. The first assault wave contained armored amphibian tractors (LVT[A]s) with their 75mm guns firing rapidly. They were accompanied by light gunboats firing 4.5-inch rockets, 20mm guns, and 40mm guns. The LVTs could negotiate the reef, but the rest could not and were forced to turn back until a passageway through the reef could be discovered. Earlier, at 0600, further north, a feint landing was conducted off Tanapag harbor by part of the 2d Marines in conjunction with the 1st Battalion, 29th Marines, and the 24th Marines. The Japanese were not really fooled and did not rush reinforcements to that area, but it did tie up at least one enemy regiment. When the LVT(A)s and troop-carrying LVTs reached the reef, it seemed to explode. In every direction and in the water beyond on the way to the beaches, great geysers of water rose with artillery and mortar shells exploding. Small-arms fire, rifles, and machine guns joined the mounting crescendo. The LVTs ground ashore...
Mass Suicides On Saipan And Tinian 1944
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Author : Alexander Astroth
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2019-03-28
Mass Suicides On Saipan And Tinian 1944 written by Alexander Astroth and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-28 with History categories.
When the Americans invaded the Japanese-controlled islands of Saipan and Tinian in 1944, civilians and combatants committed mass suicide to avoid being captured. Though these mass suicides have been mentioned in documentary films, they have received scant scholarly attention. This book draws on United States National Archives documents and photographs, as well as veteran and survivor testimonies, to provide readers with a better understanding of what happened on the two islands and why. The author details the experiences of the people of the islands from prehistoric times to the present, with an emphasis on the Japanese, Okinawan, Korean, Chamorro and Carolinian civilians during invasion and occupation.
Breaching The Marianas The Battle For Saipan
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Author : John C. Chapin
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-06-02
Breaching The Marianas The Battle For Saipan written by John C. Chapin and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-02 with History categories.
"Breaching the Marianas" by John C. Chapin is a book about the WWII campaigns and Marine Corps history. The book gives a detailed account of what happened on the Mariana Islands of Saipan during the war. Excerpt: "Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan by Captain John C. Chapin, USMCR (Ret) It was a brutal day. At first light on 15 June 1944, the Navy fire support ships of the task force lying off Saipan Island increased their previous days' preparatory fires involving all calibers of weapons. At 0542, Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner ordered, "Land the landing force." Around 0700, the landing ships, tank (LSTs) moved to within approximately 1,250 yards behind the line of departure. Troops in the LSTs began debarking from them in landing vehicles, tracked (LVTs). Control vessels containing Navy and Marine personnel with their radio gear took their positions displaying flags indicating which beach approaches they controlled."
D Day In The Pacific
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Author : Harold J. Goldberg
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2007-05-02
D Day In The Pacific written by Harold J. Goldberg and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-02 with History categories.
“The narrative moves smoothly and crisply. There is effective treatment of strategy, preparations, and then the invasion and battle for Saipan itself.” —Spencer C. Tucker, author of American Revolution In June 1944 the attention of the nation was riveted on events unfolding in France. But in the Pacific, the Battle of Saipan was of extreme strategic importance. This is a gripping account of one of the most dramatic engagements of World War II. The conquest of Saipan and the neighboring island of Tinian was a turning point in the war in the Pacific as it made the American victory against Japan inevitable. Until this battle, the Japanese continued to believe that success in the war remained possible. While Japan had suffered serious setbacks as early as the Battle of Midway in 1942, Saipan was part of her inner defense line, so victory was essential. The American victory at Saipan forced Japan to begin considering the reality of defeat. For the Americans, the capture of Saipan meant secure air bases for the new B-29s that were now within striking distance of all Japanese cities, including Tokyo. “Harold Goldberg’s riveting story of this conflict brings the dead back to life by blending rigorous research with dramatic narratives by hundreds of survivors. He has written a superb account of a pivotal, little-known, and heart-breaking battle.” —Col. Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (ret.),author of Storm Landings “Using recent interviews he conducted with extant US veterans, [Goldberg] skillfully develops the soldiers’ view of the battle for Saipan in an engaging, clearly written and interesting volume.” —The Journal of Military History
Marines
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Marines written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with categories.
Their Backs Against The Sea
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Author : Bill Sloan
language : en
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Release Date : 2017-06-27
Their Backs Against The Sea written by Bill Sloan and has been published by Da Capo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-27 with History categories.
In the midst of the largest banzai attack of the war, US Army Lt. Col. William O'Brien, grievously wounded and out of ammunition, grabbed a sabre from a fallen Japanese soldier and flailed away at a small army of assailants, screaming to his men, "Don't give them a damn inch!" When his body was recovered the next day, thirty dead enemies were piled around him. The Battle of Saipan lasted twenty-five hellish days in the summer of 1944, and the stakes couldn't have been higher. If Japan lost possession of the island, all hope for victory would be lost. For the Americans, its capture would result in secure air bases for the new B-29s that would put them within striking distance of the Japanese homeland. The outcome of the war in the Pacific lay in the balance. In this gritty, vivid narrative, award-winning author Bill Sloan fuses fresh interviews, oral and unit histories, and unpublished accounts to describe one of the war's bloodiest and most overlooked battles of the Pacific theater. Combining grunt's-view grit with big picture panorama (and one of the ugliest inter-service controversies of the war), Their Backs against the Sea is the definitive dramatic story of this epic battle -- and an inspiring chronicle of some of the greatest acts of valor in American military history.
40 Thieves On Saipan
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Author : Joseph Tachovsky
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2020-06-02
40 Thieves On Saipan written by Joseph Tachovsky and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-02 with History categories.
Winner of The 2020 Best Book Award for Military History -- American Bookfest An elite platoon of Marine Scout-Snipers, Lieutenant Frank Tachovsky’s “40 Thieves” were chosen for their willingness to defy rules and beat all-comers. When two Marines got into a fight, the loser ended up in the infirmary, the winner in the brig. Tachovsky wanted the winner on his team—a brush with military law was a recommendation. These full-blooded men were trained in a ruthless array of hand-to-hand killing techniques and then thrown into the battle for Saipan—Emperor Hirohito’s “Treasure” and the bulwark of the Japanese Empire in the Pacific—where they would wreak havoc in and around, but mostly behind, enemy lines. They witnessed inhuman atrocities; walked into an ambush after the cunning Japanese used wounded Marines as bait; endured body-punishing extremes of heat, hunger, and thirst; fought a relentless enemy who would not surrender; and watched best friends die. Now Tachovsky’s son Joseph tells their remarkable story—a story he didn’t even know until after his father’s death—reported from an extensive documentary record, including priceless mementos his father kept, and from exhaustive interviews with survivors who served under Lieutenant “Ski.” This is how America won the war in the Pacific, where “uncommon valor was a common virtue.” 40 Thieves on Saipan: The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of World War II’s Bloodiest Battles is true history. It’s also an adventure you don’t want to miss.