| Description |
x, 354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Rendezvous at Casablanca -- 2. The balance of forces -- 3. Securing the flanks -- 4. The battle of the conference rooms -- 5. Baptism of fire -- 6. Storming the outer walls -- 7. Aftermath of Operation Flintlock -- 8. Countdown to Operation Forager -- 9. Closing the ring of steel -- 10. D-Day on Saipan -- 11. Voyage to battle -- 12. Dragons over the sea -- 13. Twilight raid on mobile fleet -- 14. Battle beyond the beach -- 15. Death Valley to Purple Heart Ridge -- 16. North to Marpi Point -- 17. Invasion on Jig Day -- 18. Tinian Heights -- 19. Assault on Guam -- 20. Raising a fallen flag -- 21. The cost of victory. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-335) and index. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Mariana Islands.
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| ISBN |
0306813696 hardcover |
| Standard No. |
9780306813696 |
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