Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan


Leído por Aaron Bennett

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The [15 June 1944] campaign on Saipan…brought many American casualties, and it also heralded the kind of fighting which would be experienced in subsequent operations in the Central and Western Pacific in the days that lay ahead in the Pacific War. Holland Smith declared it “the decisive battle of the Pacific offensive” for it “opened the way to the home islands.” Japanese General Saito had written that “the fate of the Empire will be decided in this one action.” It had truly been a “strategic strike” for the United States. - Summary by John C. Chapin (1 hr 54 min)

Capítulos

Chapter 1 - Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan 19:56 Leído por Aaron Bennett
Chapter 2 - Sidebars 9:09 Leído por Aaron Bennett
Chapter 3 - D+1–D+2, 16–17 June; Sidebars 8:52 Leído por Aaron Bennett
Chapter 4 - D+3, 18 June; D+4–D+7, 19–22 June; Sidebar 12:18 Leído por Aaron Bennett
Chapter 5: Part 1 - D+8–D+15, 23–30 June 13:46 Leído por Aaron Bennett
Chapter 5: Part 2 - D+8–D+15, 23–30 June 12:18 Leído por Aaron Bennett
Chapter 6 - D+16–D+19, 1–4 July 8:34 Leído por Aaron Bennett
Chapter 7 - D+20–D+23, 5–8 July 13:20 Leído por Aaron Bennett
Chapter 8 - D+24, 9 July; Sidebars; Saipan”s Legacy 16:08 Leído por Aaron Bennett