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Saipan & Tinian 1944: Piercing the Japanese Empire - Couverture souple

Rottman, Gordon L.

 
9781841768045: Saipan & Tinian 1944: Piercing the Japanese Empire
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1841768049 ISBN 13 : 9781841768045
Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

An in-depth examination of the United States' invasion of two Pacific islands, featuring a variety of illustrations throughout.

The 1944 invasion of Saipan was the first two-division amphibious assault conducted by US forces in World War II. Saipan and Tinian had been under Japanese control since 1914 and, heavily colonized, they were considered virtually part of the Empire.

The struggle for Saipan and Tinian was characterized by the same bitter fighting that typified the entire Central Pacific campaign. Fighting side-by-side, Army and Marine units witnessed the largest tank battle of the Pacific War, massed Japanese banzai charges, and the horror of hundreds of Japanese civilians committing suicide to avoid capture.

In this book, Gordon Rottman details the capture of these vital islands that led to the collapse of Prime Minister Tojo's government.

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À propos des auteurs

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.

Howard Gerrard studied at the Wallasey School of Art and has been a freelance designer and illustrator for over 20 years. He has won both the Society of British Aerospace Companies Award and the Wilkinson Sword Trophy and has illustrated a number of books for Osprey including Campaign 69: Nagashino 1575 and Campaign 72: Jutland 1916. Howard lives and works in Kent.

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Éditeur
Osprey Publishing
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1841768049
ISBN 13 
9781841768045
Reliure
Broché
Illustrateur
Gerrard Howard
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
96
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
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