Marines in World War II, Commemorative Series

Marines in World War II, Commemorative Series

A Close Encounter: The Marine Landing on TinianThree weeks into the battle for Saipan, there was no...
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Marines in World War II, Commemorative Series

Marines in World War II, Commemorative Series

$19.99 $9.99

Marines in World War II, Commemorative Series

$19.99 $9.99
Author: Harwood, Richard
Format: eBook
Language: English

A Close Encounter: The Marine Landing on Tinian

Three weeks into the battle for Saipan, there was no doubt about the outcome and V Amphibious Corps (VAC) commanders began turning their attention to the next objectivethe island of Tinian, clearly visible three miles off Saipans southwest coast. Its garrison of 9,000 Japanese army and navy combatants, many of them veterans of the campaigns in Manchuria, had been bombarded for seven weeks by U.S. air and sea armadas, joined in late June by massed Marine Corps and Army artillery battalions on Saipans southern coast. The 2d and 4th Marine Divisions, both still in the thick of the Saipan fight, had been selected for the assault mission. The crucial question of where they would land, however, was still undecided. There was strong support among the planners for a landing on two narrow sand stripscode named White 1 and White 2on Tinians northwest coast; one was 60 yards wide, the other 160. But Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner, overall commander of the Marianas Expeditionary Force, was skeptical. He leaned toward Yellow Beach, made up of several wide, sandy strips in front of Tinian Town, the islands heavily fortified administrative and commercial center. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 48969
Author: Harwood, Richard
Release Date: May 16, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English

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