Hold the Marianas: The Japanese Defense of the Mariana Islands - Hardcover

Denfeld, D. Colt

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1572490144 ISBN 13: 9781572490147

Publisher: White Mane Pub, 1997

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Book by Denfeld, D. Colt

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In the summer of 1944, the U.S. attacked the Japanese occupying the Marianas--Guam (formerly a U.S. possession), Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The first three islands fell after bloody fighting, and Rota was bypassed and blockaded until the end of the war. Denfield describes the three island battles from the defenders' point of view. Relying on the warrior spirit and its soldiers' individual proficiency, Japan missed opportunities for positional warfare--that is, using the islands' size and terrain to force the Americans to fight at a disadvantage. The Japanese also failed to make the best use of the supplies they slipped by American submarine patrols, and they suffered from a complete lack of sea and air support. Perhaps this is a story for serious students of military history, but it is an excellent one and a tribute to the brave but badly led Japanese fighting man. Roland Green

About this edition

• Publisher: White Mane Pub
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1572490144
• ISBN 13: 9781572490147
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250