D-Day in the Pacific : the battle of Saipan /
Goldberg, Harold J.
D-Day in the Pacific : the battle of Saipan / Harold J. Goldberg. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2007. - xv, 276 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Twentieth-century battles .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-265) and index.
Introduction -- 1. Admiral King and General MacArthur -- 2. The Target -- 3. Operation Forager -- 4. "A Condemned Man's Breakfast" -- 5. The 2nd Marine Division Lands -- 6. The 4th Marine Division Lands -- 7. The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot -- 8. The 2nd Marine Division Moves Forward -- 9. The 4th Marine Division Moves Forward -- 10. Marines under Fire -- 11. The 27th Infantry Division on Southern Saipan -- 12. Into Death Valley -- 13. The Gyokusai -- 14. Suicide Cliff and Banzai Cliff -- 15. T[o,MAC]j[o,MAC] and Tinian -- Conclusion: Appendix A: Holland Smith and the Army -- Appendix B: Coming Home -- Appendix C: Principal Military Units with Commanding Officers.
0253348692 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780253348692 (cloth : alk. paper)
2006034047
GBA724040 bnb
013704224 Uk
Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944.
D-Day in the Pacific : the battle of Saipan / Harold J. Goldberg. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2007. - xv, 276 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Twentieth-century battles .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-265) and index.
Introduction -- 1. Admiral King and General MacArthur -- 2. The Target -- 3. Operation Forager -- 4. "A Condemned Man's Breakfast" -- 5. The 2nd Marine Division Lands -- 6. The 4th Marine Division Lands -- 7. The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot -- 8. The 2nd Marine Division Moves Forward -- 9. The 4th Marine Division Moves Forward -- 10. Marines under Fire -- 11. The 27th Infantry Division on Southern Saipan -- 12. Into Death Valley -- 13. The Gyokusai -- 14. Suicide Cliff and Banzai Cliff -- 15. T[o,MAC]j[o,MAC] and Tinian -- Conclusion: Appendix A: Holland Smith and the Army -- Appendix B: Coming Home -- Appendix C: Principal Military Units with Commanding Officers.
0253348692 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780253348692 (cloth : alk. paper)
2006034047
GBA724040 bnb
013704224 Uk
Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944.