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Hold the Marianas: The Japanese Defense of the Islands
by Denfeld, D. Colt
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling, with small edge wear.
- ISBN 10
- 1572490144
- ISBN 13
- 9781572490147
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About This Item
Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Publishing Company, Inc, 1997. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling, with small edge wear.. xiii, 250 p. Illustrations. Maps. Endnotes. Bibliography. Index. Hold the Marianas is the first English language account of the World War II battle of the Marianas from the Japanese perspective. Employing diaries, messages, and oral histories in the English, Japanese, and Korean languages, the author demonstrates that the Japanese commanders were their own worst enemy. Despite the importance of the Marianas to the survival of the home islands, they were slowly reinforced and defended at the beach line, a terrible choice, in light of American naval and air bombardment capabilities. The book explains why the leadership held to this flawed defense. Hold the Marianas describes how the Japanese high command finally came to realize its errors. The result was better dug-in troops at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, prolonging the battles and inflicting higher American casualties. Had an in-depth defense been used in the Marianas, American casualties might have been four or five times greater.
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- Ground Zero Books (US)
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- Title
- Hold the Marianas: The Japanese Defense of the Islands
- Author
- Denfeld, D. Colt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling, with small edge wear.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Presumed first edition/first printing
- ISBN 10
- 1572490144
- ISBN 13
- 9781572490147
- Publisher
- White Mane Publishing Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Shippensburg, PA
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Guam, Kejii Iketa, George McMillin, Takashi Ogata, Saipan, Yoshitsugo Saito, Takeshi Takashina, Tinian, Anatahan, Aslito, Flores Point, Laulau, Nafutan, Oleai, Ushi Field, Rota, Chamorros, Chonito Cliff, Orote, Dadi Beach, Muchot Point, Agingan, Asig
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