Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan

by John C. Chapin

9 chapters1h 54mEnglish2015

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The [15 June 1944] campaign on Saipan…brought many American casualties, and it also heralded the kind of fighting which would be experienced in subsequent operations in the Central and Western Pacific in the days that lay ahead in the Pacific War. Holland Smith declared it “the decisive battle of the Pacific offensive” for it “opened the way to the home islands.” Japanese General Saito had written that “the fate of the Empire will be decided in this one action.” It had truly been a “strategic strike” for the United States. - Summary by John C. Chapin

Chapters (9)

1Chapter 1 - Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan

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2Chapter 2 - Sidebars

549

3Chapter 3 - D+1–D+2, 16–17 June; Sidebars

532

4Chapter 4 - D+3, 18 June; D+4–D+7, 19–22 June; Sidebar

738

5Chapter 5: Part 1 - D+8–D+15, 23–30 June

826

6Chapter 5: Part 2 - D+8–D+15, 23–30 June

738

7Chapter 6 - D+16–D+19, 1–4 July

514

8Chapter 7 - D+20–D+23, 5–8 July

800

9Chapter 8 - D+24, 9 July; Sidebars; Saipan”s Legacy

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Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan

About this book

Chapters (9)

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