Among the most strategically vital objectives for the United States forces in the Pacific during World War II were three islands in the Marianas: Saipan, Guam and Tinian. Close enough to the Japanese ...
From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, the Marine Corps earned its reputation for tackling some of the bloodiest battles of World War II’s Pacific Theater. What few remember is that the U.S. Army usually fought ...
Exhausted yet unbroken, the Marines turned their focus to Tinian. Using deception, pre-invasion bombardments, and decoy landings, they faced narrow beaches, enemy artillery, and chaotic surf ...
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