Saipan: the battle that doomed Japan in World War II
"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 t...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "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."-- |
| Beschreibung: | viii, 552 Seiten, 32 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9780811738439 |
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| adam_text | Contents Introduction...............................................................................................v Chapter i: Fatefiil Decisions................................................................... 1 Chapter ii: Sharpening the Spear........................................................ 17 Chapter hi: Acts of Man or God........................................................ 37 Chapter iv: On to the Westward........................................................... 51 Chapter v: Opening Moves................................................................. 67 Chapter vi: Across the Reef................................................................. 89 Chapter vii: Failed Blitzkrieg............................................................. 113 Chapter viii: Into the Maelstrom...................................................... 127 Chapter ix: Under the Gun............................................................... 145 Chapter x: Tanks!...............................................................................163 Chapter xi: Toward the Airfield......................................................... 177 Chapter хи: A Gathering of Eagles................................................... 193 Chapter xiii: Showdown..................................................................... 211 Chapter xiv: Mission into Darkness................................................... 235 Chapter xv: Winners and Losers......................................................253 Chapter xvi: Dead Men, Flies, and
Thirst..........................................269 Chapter xvii: Holland Smith vs. the Army.......................................291 Chapter xviii: Into the Valley............................................................305 Chapter xix: Every Soldier Must Stand His Ground........................325 Chapter xx: Beyond the Valley............................................................ 341 Chapter xxi: Rabbit Hunt.................................................................. 355 Chapter xxii: My Life Is Fluttering Away.......................................... 369 Chapter xxiii: Overrun..................................................................... 385 Chapter xxiv: The Killing Reids......................................................... 407 Chapter xxv: The Suicide Cliffs......................................................... 429 Chapter xxvi: The Whirlwind............................................................449 Epilogue: Loose Ends........................................................................ 465 Notes...................................................................................................... 479 Bibliography.......................................................................................... 525 Index.................................................................................... 543
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