Ebook: Saipan: the battle that doomed Japan in World War II
Author: Hallas James H
- Tags: Armed Forces, Battle casualties, Civilian war casualties, Civilian war casualties--Northern Mariana Islands--Saipan, HISTORY--Oceania, Saipan Battle of Northern Mariana Islands 1944, World War 1939-1945--Casualties--Northern Mariana Islands--Saipan, Biography, Military history, History, United States -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War 1939-1945, Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) -- History Military, Civilian war casualties -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Saipan, World War 1939-1945 -- Casualties
- Year: 2019
- Publisher: Stackpole Books
- City: Northern Mariana Islands;Saipan;Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands);United States
- Language: English
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Fateful decisions -- Sharpening the spear -- Acts of man or god -- On to the westward -- Opening moves -- Across the reef -- Failed blitzkrieg -- Into the maelstrom -- Under the gun -- Tanks! -- Toward the airfield -- A gathering of eagles -- Showdown -- Mission into darkness -- Winners and losers -- Dead men, flies, and thirst -- Holland Smith vs. the army -- Into the valley -- Every soldier must stand his ground -- Beyond the valley -- Rabbit hunt -- My life is fluttering away -- Overrun -- The killing fields -- The suicide cliffs -- The whirlwind -- Epilogue: loose ends -- Notes -- Bibliography.;"James Hallas reconstructs the full panorama of the Battle of Saipan in a way that no recent chronicler has done. In its comprehensiveness, attention to detail, scope of research, and ultimate focus on the men who fought and won the battle, this is the definitive military history of Saipan, a turning point of the Pacific War."--
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