In June 1944, an armada of warships and landing craft is getting ready for D-Day. Thousands of American soldiers are about to attack a prepared enemy with formidable defenses. But this isn’t Normandy, this is the island of Saipan. And the bloody battle there will bring total war to the Pacific.
Chapters:
00:00 Why the US Landed on Saipan
01:46 American Plan for Saipan
03:38 Japanese Defenses on Saipan
05:08 Preparations for D-Day on Saipan
06:39 D-Day on Saipan
08:46 Marine Combat Shotguns on Saipan
14:48 Japanese Counterattack
16:30 D-Day Plus 3 on Saipan
17:01 Battle of the Philippine Sea
20:45 D-Day Plus 7-9 on Saipan
22:33 D-Day Plus 11-15 on Saipan
24:10 Japanese Banzai Charge on Saipan
26:46 Civilian Casualties on Saipan
27:57 End of the Battle of Saipan
28:48 Battles of Tinian and Guam
30:04 Epilogue
This happened within days of Normandy. Lots of casualties
ReplyDeleteBloody battle came to the Pacific in December 1941. (Not just Pearl Harbor.)
ReplyDeleteI was out there a few years ago. Japanese still go there to remember their fallen. Great when a group of young tourists come up on you in the jungle closed off to everyone while you’re working on an 8 inch HE we fired 75 years ago. Nice place, though! Great food. Eod1sg Ret
ReplyDeleteThat is where Dr. Salomon died protecting a field hospital. Ed Love found him and pressed for a Medal of Honor for him, eventually succeeding. He wrote about it in "War Is a Private Affair."
ReplyDeleteThere are some good books about that battle.
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