Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan by Capt. John. C Chapin

Description: Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan by Capt. John. C ChapinIt was to be a brutal day. At first light on 15 June 1944, the Navy fire support ships of the task force lying off Saipan Island increased their previous days' preparatory fires involving all calibers of weapons. At 0542, Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner ordered, "Land the landing force." Around 0700, the landing ships, tank (LSTs) moved to within approximately 1,250 yards behind the line of departure. Troops in the LSTs began debarking from them in landing vehicles, tracked (LVTs). Control vessels containing Navy and Marine personnel with their radio gear took their positions displaying flags indicating which beach approaches they controlled. The historic battles of the Marines in the Pacific War are recounted in this U.S. Marines history book. Shipped with USPS Media Mail or USPS First Class Package International.

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Book Title: Breaching the Marianas: the Battle of Saipan

Book Series: Marines in World War II Commemorative Ser.

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Item Length: 11 in

Publisher: Marine Corps Historical Center

Original Language: English

Publication Year: 1994

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 0.1 in

Author: Captain John C Chapin

Features: Illustrated

Genre: History

Topic: Military / United States

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Item Weight: 5.5 Oz

Item Width: 8.5 in

Number of Pages: 40 Pages