Battle for Tinian :: vital stepping stone in America's war against Japan /
This vivid history chronicles the decisive US naval campaign that secured the Japanese island of Tinian'the site that would launch the end of WWII. In July 1944, the United States Navy and Marine Corps, Army, and Air Corps descended on the Pacific island of Saipan, just three miles away from th...
Gespeichert in:
| 1. Verfasser: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Philadelphia, PA :
Casemate,
©2012.
|
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Zusammenfassung: | This vivid history chronicles the decisive US naval campaign that secured the Japanese island of Tinian'the site that would launch the end of WWII. In July 1944, the United States Navy and Marine Corps, Army, and Air Corps descended on the Pacific island of Saipan, just three miles away from the Japanese stronghold on the island of Tinian. There had been 20,000 Japanese troops on Saipan before the US unleashed a horrific all-arms campaign. The sudden silence indicated it was now Tinian's turn. When the battle for Tinian finally took place, the US acted with great skill. Historian Samuel Elliot Morrison called it "the most perfectly executed amphibious operation of the entire war." Nevertheless, the Japanese shore batteries riddled the battleship Colorado, killing scores, and made multiple hits on a destroyer, killing its captain. On the island itself, the United States used napalm for the first time, paving the way for Marines rooting out strongpoints. One last banzai attack signaled the end to enemy resistance, as Marines fought toe-to-toe with their antagonists in the dark. After Tinian was secured, the United States built the biggest airport in the world there'home to hundreds of B-29 Superfortresses. Among these, just over a year later, were the Enola Gay and Bockscar, which, with their atomic bombs, would quickly bring the Japanese conflict, and the Second World War, to an end. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (viii, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781612001074 1612001076 |
Internformat
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000Ma 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | ZDB-4-EBA-ocn794490656 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20241004212047.0 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
| 008 | 120501s2012 pauab ob 001 0 eng d | ||
| 040 | |a E7B |b eng |e pn |c E7B |d N$T |d OCLCQ |d OCLCA |d YDXCP |d OCLCF |d TEFOD |d NLGGC |d OCLCO |d TEFOD |d OCLCQ |d OCL |d OCLCQ |d JBG |d AGLDB |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d VTS |d INT |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d STF |d UKAHL |d RECBK |d OCL |d AJS |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCL |d HOPLA | ||
| 020 | |a 9781612001074 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 1612001076 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |z 9781612000947 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)794490656 | ||
| 037 | |a 49C56B31-A6D7-4933-A197-89DBE823BB37 |b OverDrive, Inc. |n http://www.overdrive.com | ||
| 043 | |a poxd--- |a a-ja--- |a n-us--- | ||
| 050 | 4 | |a D767.99.T5 |b P78 2012eb | |
| 072 | 7 | |a HIS |x 027100 |2 bisacsh | |
| 082 | 7 | |a 940.542667 |2 23 | |
| 049 | |a MAIN | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Prefer, Nathan. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95033332 | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Battle for Tinian : |b vital stepping stone in America's war against Japan / |c Nathan N. Prefer. |
| 260 | |a Philadelphia, PA : |b Casemate, |c ©2012. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (viii, 238 pages) : |b illustrations, maps | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Tinian : the island -- The defenders : the Japanese garrison on Tinian -- Why Tinian? -- The plan : 'Playing by ear" -- JIG Day, July 24th -- Japanese counterattack -- 25 July 1944 : expanding the beachhead -- 26 July 1944 : where are the Japanese?" -- The Marines advance South -- Tinian town and beyond -- The bitter end -- Tinian to Nagasaki -- Conclusion : the importance of Tinian. | |
| 520 | |a This vivid history chronicles the decisive US naval campaign that secured the Japanese island of Tinian'the site that would launch the end of WWII. In July 1944, the United States Navy and Marine Corps, Army, and Air Corps descended on the Pacific island of Saipan, just three miles away from the Japanese stronghold on the island of Tinian. There had been 20,000 Japanese troops on Saipan before the US unleashed a horrific all-arms campaign. The sudden silence indicated it was now Tinian's turn. When the battle for Tinian finally took place, the US acted with great skill. Historian Samuel Elliot Morrison called it "the most perfectly executed amphibious operation of the entire war." Nevertheless, the Japanese shore batteries riddled the battleship Colorado, killing scores, and made multiple hits on a destroyer, killing its captain. On the island itself, the United States used napalm for the first time, paving the way for Marines rooting out strongpoints. One last banzai attack signaled the end to enemy resistance, as Marines fought toe-to-toe with their antagonists in the dark. After Tinian was secured, the United States built the biggest airport in the world there'home to hundreds of B-29 Superfortresses. Among these, just over a year later, were the Enola Gay and Bockscar, which, with their atomic bombs, would quickly bring the Japanese conflict, and the Second World War, to an end. | ||
| 610 | 1 | 0 | |a United States. |b Marine Corps |x History |y 20th century. |
| 610 | 1 | 7 | |a United States. |b Marine Corps |2 fast |
| 650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Campaigns |z Northern Mariana Islands |z Tinian. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands) |x History, Military. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Japan |x History |y Allied occupation, 1945-1952. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069508 | |
| 651 | 6 | |a Japon |x Histoire |y 1945-1952 (Occupation alliée) | |
| 650 | 7 | |a HISTORY |x Military |x World War II. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Military campaigns |2 fast | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Japan |2 fast |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkT7GyCmyjxytDfqk6Yfq | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Mariana Islands |z Tinian |2 fast |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgt3hkHfj8X8jyyhgdPcP | |
| 647 | 7 | |a World War |d (1939-1945) |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01180924 |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb | |
| 647 | 7 | |a Allied Occupation of Japan |c (Japan : |d 1945-1952) |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01351653 |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9WRTxPmWPq8QXjTYX | |
| 648 | 7 | |a 1900-1999 |2 fast | |
| 655 | 7 | |a History |2 fast | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Military history |2 fast | |
| 758 | |i has work: |a Battle for Tinian (Text) |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFDVbBcKDMHY7MVC8gpjcq |4 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork | ||
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |l FWS01 |p ZDB-4-EBA |q FWS_PDA_EBA |u https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=458305 |3 Volltext |
| 938 | |a hoopla Digital |b HOPL |n MWT12907008 | ||
| 938 | |a Recorded Books, LLC |b RECE |n rbeEB00802515 | ||
| 938 | |a Askews and Holts Library Services |b ASKH |n AH28327178 | ||
| 938 | |a ebrary |b EBRY |n ebr10553598 | ||
| 938 | |a EBSCOhost |b EBSC |n 458305 | ||
| 938 | |a YBP Library Services |b YANK |n 7613684 | ||
| 994 | |a 92 |b GEBAY | ||
| 912 | |a ZDB-4-EBA | ||
| 049 | |a DE-863 | ||
Datensatz im Suchindex
| DE-BY-FWS_katkey | ZDB-4-EBA-ocn794490656 |
|---|---|
| _version_ | 1816881796278648832 |
| adam_text | |
| any_adam_object | |
| author | Prefer, Nathan |
| author_GND | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95033332 |
| author_facet | Prefer, Nathan |
| author_role | |
| author_sort | Prefer, Nathan |
| author_variant | n p np |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | localFWS |
| callnumber-first | D - World History |
| callnumber-label | D767 |
| callnumber-raw | D767.99.T5 P78 2012eb |
| callnumber-search | D767.99.T5 P78 2012eb |
| callnumber-sort | D 3767.99 T5 P78 42012EB |
| callnumber-subject | D - General History |
| collection | ZDB-4-EBA |
| contents | Tinian : the island -- The defenders : the Japanese garrison on Tinian -- Why Tinian? -- The plan : 'Playing by ear" -- JIG Day, July 24th -- Japanese counterattack -- 25 July 1944 : expanding the beachhead -- 26 July 1944 : where are the Japanese?" -- The Marines advance South -- Tinian town and beyond -- The bitter end -- Tinian to Nagasaki -- Conclusion : the importance of Tinian. |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)794490656 |
| dewey-full | 940.542667 |
| dewey-hundreds | 900 - History & geography |
| dewey-ones | 940 - History of Europe |
| dewey-raw | 940.542667 |
| dewey-search | 940.542667 |
| dewey-sort | 3940.542667 |
| dewey-tens | 940 - History of Europe |
| discipline | Geschichte |
| era | 1900-1999 fast |
| era_facet | 1900-1999 |
| format | Electronic eBook |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>04930cam a2200637Ma 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">ZDB-4-EBA-ocn794490656</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">OCoLC</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20241004212047.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m o d </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr cn|||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">120501s2012 pauab ob 001 0 eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">E7B</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="e">pn</subfield><subfield code="c">E7B</subfield><subfield code="d">N$T</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCA</subfield><subfield code="d">YDXCP</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCF</subfield><subfield code="d">TEFOD</subfield><subfield code="d">NLGGC</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">TEFOD</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">OCL</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">JBG</subfield><subfield code="d">AGLDB</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">VTS</subfield><subfield code="d">INT</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">STF</subfield><subfield code="d">UKAHL</subfield><subfield code="d">RECBK</subfield><subfield code="d">OCL</subfield><subfield code="d">AJS</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCL</subfield><subfield code="d">HOPLA</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9781612001074</subfield><subfield code="q">(electronic bk.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1612001076</subfield><subfield code="q">(electronic bk.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">9781612000947</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)794490656</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="037" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">49C56B31-A6D7-4933-A197-89DBE823BB37</subfield><subfield code="b">OverDrive, Inc.</subfield><subfield code="n">http://www.overdrive.com</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="043" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">poxd---</subfield><subfield code="a">a-ja---</subfield><subfield code="a">n-us---</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">D767.99.T5</subfield><subfield code="b">P78 2012eb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HIS</subfield><subfield code="x">027100</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">940.542667</subfield><subfield code="2">23</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">MAIN</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Prefer, Nathan.</subfield><subfield code="0">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95033332</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Battle for Tinian :</subfield><subfield code="b">vital stepping stone in America's war against Japan /</subfield><subfield code="c">Nathan N. Prefer.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="260" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Philadelphia, PA :</subfield><subfield code="b">Casemate,</subfield><subfield code="c">©2012.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource (viii, 238 pages) :</subfield><subfield code="b">illustrations, maps</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="504" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references and index.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Tinian : the island -- The defenders : the Japanese garrison on Tinian -- Why Tinian? -- The plan : 'Playing by ear" -- JIG Day, July 24th -- Japanese counterattack -- 25 July 1944 : expanding the beachhead -- 26 July 1944 : where are the Japanese?" -- The Marines advance South -- Tinian town and beyond -- The bitter end -- Tinian to Nagasaki -- Conclusion : the importance of Tinian.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">This vivid history chronicles the decisive US naval campaign that secured the Japanese island of Tinian'the site that would launch the end of WWII. In July 1944, the United States Navy and Marine Corps, Army, and Air Corps descended on the Pacific island of Saipan, just three miles away from the Japanese stronghold on the island of Tinian. There had been 20,000 Japanese troops on Saipan before the US unleashed a horrific all-arms campaign. The sudden silence indicated it was now Tinian's turn. When the battle for Tinian finally took place, the US acted with great skill. Historian Samuel Elliot Morrison called it "the most perfectly executed amphibious operation of the entire war." Nevertheless, the Japanese shore batteries riddled the battleship Colorado, killing scores, and made multiple hits on a destroyer, killing its captain. On the island itself, the United States used napalm for the first time, paving the way for Marines rooting out strongpoints. One last banzai attack signaled the end to enemy resistance, as Marines fought toe-to-toe with their antagonists in the dark. After Tinian was secured, the United States built the biggest airport in the world there'home to hundreds of B-29 Superfortresses. Among these, just over a year later, were the Enola Gay and Bockscar, which, with their atomic bombs, would quickly bring the Japanese conflict, and the Second World War, to an end.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="610" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">United States.</subfield><subfield code="b">Marine Corps</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">20th century.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="610" ind1="1" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">United States.</subfield><subfield code="b">Marine Corps</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">World War, 1939-1945</subfield><subfield code="x">Campaigns</subfield><subfield code="z">Northern Mariana Islands</subfield><subfield code="z">Tinian.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands)</subfield><subfield code="x">History, Military.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Japan</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">Allied occupation, 1945-1952.</subfield><subfield code="0">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069508</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Japon</subfield><subfield code="x">Histoire</subfield><subfield code="y">1945-1952 (Occupation alliée)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HISTORY</subfield><subfield code="x">Military</subfield><subfield code="x">World War II.</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Military campaigns</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Japan</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield><subfield code="1">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkT7GyCmyjxytDfqk6Yfq</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Mariana Islands</subfield><subfield code="z">Tinian</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield><subfield code="1">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgt3hkHfj8X8jyyhgdPcP</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="647" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">World War</subfield><subfield code="d">(1939-1945)</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield><subfield code="0">(OCoLC)fst01180924</subfield><subfield code="1">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="647" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Allied Occupation of Japan</subfield><subfield code="c">(Japan :</subfield><subfield code="d">1945-1952)</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield><subfield code="0">(OCoLC)fst01351653</subfield><subfield code="1">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9WRTxPmWPq8QXjTYX</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="648" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">1900-1999</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="655" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">History</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="655" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Military history</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="758" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="i">has work:</subfield><subfield code="a">Battle for Tinian (Text)</subfield><subfield code="1">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFDVbBcKDMHY7MVC8gpjcq</subfield><subfield code="4">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="l">FWS01</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-4-EBA</subfield><subfield code="q">FWS_PDA_EBA</subfield><subfield code="u">https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=458305</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">hoopla Digital</subfield><subfield code="b">HOPL</subfield><subfield code="n">MWT12907008</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Recorded Books, LLC</subfield><subfield code="b">RECE</subfield><subfield code="n">rbeEB00802515</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Askews and Holts Library Services</subfield><subfield code="b">ASKH</subfield><subfield code="n">AH28327178</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">ebrary</subfield><subfield code="b">EBRY</subfield><subfield code="n">ebr10553598</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBSCOhost</subfield><subfield code="b">EBSC</subfield><subfield code="n">458305</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">YBP Library Services</subfield><subfield code="b">YANK</subfield><subfield code="n">7613684</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="994" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">92</subfield><subfield code="b">GEBAY</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">ZDB-4-EBA</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-863</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| genre | History fast Military history fast |
| genre_facet | History Military history |
| geographic | Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands) History, Military. Japan History Allied occupation, 1945-1952. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069508 Japon Histoire 1945-1952 (Occupation alliée) Japan fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkT7GyCmyjxytDfqk6Yfq Mariana Islands Tinian fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgt3hkHfj8X8jyyhgdPcP |
| geographic_facet | Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands) History, Military. Japan History Allied occupation, 1945-1952. Japon Histoire 1945-1952 (Occupation alliée) Japan Mariana Islands Tinian |
| id | ZDB-4-EBA-ocn794490656 |
| illustrated | Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2024-11-27T13:18:24Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 9781612001074 1612001076 |
| language | English |
| oclc_num | 794490656 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | MAIN DE-863 DE-BY-FWS |
| owner_facet | MAIN DE-863 DE-BY-FWS |
| physical | 1 online resource (viii, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| psigel | ZDB-4-EBA |
| publishDate | 2012 |
| publishDateSearch | 2012 |
| publishDateSort | 2012 |
| publisher | Casemate, |
| record_format | marc |
| spelling | Prefer, Nathan. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95033332 Battle for Tinian : vital stepping stone in America's war against Japan / Nathan N. Prefer. Philadelphia, PA : Casemate, ©2012. 1 online resource (viii, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Tinian : the island -- The defenders : the Japanese garrison on Tinian -- Why Tinian? -- The plan : 'Playing by ear" -- JIG Day, July 24th -- Japanese counterattack -- 25 July 1944 : expanding the beachhead -- 26 July 1944 : where are the Japanese?" -- The Marines advance South -- Tinian town and beyond -- The bitter end -- Tinian to Nagasaki -- Conclusion : the importance of Tinian. This vivid history chronicles the decisive US naval campaign that secured the Japanese island of Tinian'the site that would launch the end of WWII. In July 1944, the United States Navy and Marine Corps, Army, and Air Corps descended on the Pacific island of Saipan, just three miles away from the Japanese stronghold on the island of Tinian. There had been 20,000 Japanese troops on Saipan before the US unleashed a horrific all-arms campaign. The sudden silence indicated it was now Tinian's turn. When the battle for Tinian finally took place, the US acted with great skill. Historian Samuel Elliot Morrison called it "the most perfectly executed amphibious operation of the entire war." Nevertheless, the Japanese shore batteries riddled the battleship Colorado, killing scores, and made multiple hits on a destroyer, killing its captain. On the island itself, the United States used napalm for the first time, paving the way for Marines rooting out strongpoints. One last banzai attack signaled the end to enemy resistance, as Marines fought toe-to-toe with their antagonists in the dark. After Tinian was secured, the United States built the biggest airport in the world there'home to hundreds of B-29 Superfortresses. Among these, just over a year later, were the Enola Gay and Bockscar, which, with their atomic bombs, would quickly bring the Japanese conflict, and the Second World War, to an end. United States. Marine Corps History 20th century. United States. Marine Corps fast World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Northern Mariana Islands Tinian. Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands) History, Military. Japan History Allied occupation, 1945-1952. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069508 Japon Histoire 1945-1952 (Occupation alliée) HISTORY Military World War II. bisacsh Military campaigns fast Japan fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkT7GyCmyjxytDfqk6Yfq Mariana Islands Tinian fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgt3hkHfj8X8jyyhgdPcP World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb Allied Occupation of Japan (Japan : 1945-1952) fast (OCoLC)fst01351653 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9WRTxPmWPq8QXjTYX 1900-1999 fast History fast Military history fast has work: Battle for Tinian (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFDVbBcKDMHY7MVC8gpjcq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=458305 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Prefer, Nathan Battle for Tinian : vital stepping stone in America's war against Japan / Tinian : the island -- The defenders : the Japanese garrison on Tinian -- Why Tinian? -- The plan : 'Playing by ear" -- JIG Day, July 24th -- Japanese counterattack -- 25 July 1944 : expanding the beachhead -- 26 July 1944 : where are the Japanese?" -- The Marines advance South -- Tinian town and beyond -- The bitter end -- Tinian to Nagasaki -- Conclusion : the importance of Tinian. United States. Marine Corps History 20th century. United States. Marine Corps fast World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Northern Mariana Islands Tinian. HISTORY Military World War II. bisacsh Military campaigns fast |
| subject_GND | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069508 (OCoLC)fst01180924 (OCoLC)fst01351653 |
| title | Battle for Tinian : vital stepping stone in America's war against Japan / |
| title_auth | Battle for Tinian : vital stepping stone in America's war against Japan / |
| title_exact_search | Battle for Tinian : vital stepping stone in America's war against Japan / |
| title_full | Battle for Tinian : vital stepping stone in America's war against Japan / Nathan N. Prefer. |
| title_fullStr | Battle for Tinian : vital stepping stone in America's war against Japan / Nathan N. Prefer. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Battle for Tinian : vital stepping stone in America's war against Japan / Nathan N. Prefer. |
| title_short | Battle for Tinian : |
| title_sort | battle for tinian vital stepping stone in america s war against japan |
| title_sub | vital stepping stone in America's war against Japan / |
| topic | United States. Marine Corps History 20th century. United States. Marine Corps fast World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Northern Mariana Islands Tinian. HISTORY Military World War II. bisacsh Military campaigns fast |
| topic_facet | United States. Marine Corps History 20th century. United States. Marine Corps World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Northern Mariana Islands Tinian. Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands) History, Military. Japan History Allied occupation, 1945-1952. Japon Histoire 1945-1952 (Occupation alliée) HISTORY Military World War II. Military campaigns Japan Mariana Islands Tinian History Military history |
| url | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=458305 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT prefernathan battlefortinianvitalsteppingstoneinamericaswaragainstjapan |