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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Prefer, Nathan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, PA : Casemate, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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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. 
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