Mass suicides on Saipan and Tinian, 1944 : an examination of the civilian deaths in historical context /

"When the Americans invaded the Japanese-controlled islands of Saipan and Tinian in 1944, civilians and combatants committed mass suicide to avoid being captured. This book draws on United States National Archives documents and photographs, as well as veteran and survivor testimonies, to provid...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Astroth, Alexander, 1992- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Temas:
1939-1945
Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Northern Mariana Islands.
Mass suicide > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan.
Mass suicide > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian.
Civilian war casualties > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan.
Civilian war casualties > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian.
World War, 1939-1945 > Casualties > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian.
World War, 1939-1945 > Casualties > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan.
Bataille de Saipan, Mariannes du Nord, 1944.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Mariannes du Nord.
Suicide collectif > Mariannes du Nord > Saipan.
Guerre civile > Pertes > Mariannes du Nord > Saipan.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Pertes > Mariannes du Nord > Saipan.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Battle casualties
Civilian war casualties
Mass suicide
Military campaigns
Mariana Islands > Tinian
Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"When the Americans invaded the Japanese-controlled islands of Saipan and Tinian in 1944, civilians and combatants committed mass suicide to avoid being captured. This book draws on United States National Archives documents and photographs, as well as veteran and survivor testimonies, to provide readers with a better understanding of what happened on the two islands and why"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 222 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476635163
1476635161

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