Saipan & Tinian 1944: Piercing the Japanese Empire

by Gordon L. Rottman

Book Overview

The 1944 invasion of Saipan was the first two-division amphibious assault conducted by US forces in World War II (1939-1945). 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841768049
• ISBN13: 9781841768045
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 9.8"