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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. Before 1944
  • Prehistory and European colonization
  • Japanese takeover of Saipan and Tinian
  • Cultures and societies of Saipan and Tinian
  • The Asia-Pacific war and islands' militarization
  • Part 2. 1944
  • Saipan and Tinian invasions
  • Mass civilian suicides
  • Causes of the mass civilian suicides
  • Non-suicide deaths and atrocities
  • Civilian internment camps
  • Number of civilian deaths and suicides
  • Conclusion: aftermath.

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