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Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan

Gelesen von Aaron Bennett

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The [15 June 1944] campaign on Saipan…brought many American casualties, and it also heralded the kind of fighting which would be experienced in subsequent operations in the Central and Western Pacific in the days that lay ahead in the Pacific War. Holland Smith declared it “the decisive battle of the Pacific offensive” for it “opened the way to the home islands.” Japanese General Saito had written that “the fate of the Empire will be decided in this one action.” It had truly been a “strategic strike” for the United States. - Summary by John C. Chapin (1 hr 54 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1 - Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan

19:56

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Chapter 2 - Sidebars

9:09

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Chapter 3 - D+1–D+2, 16–17 June; Sidebars

8:52

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Chapter 4 - D+3, 18 June; D+4–D+7, 19–22 June; Sidebar

12:18

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Chapter 5: Part 1 - D+8–D+15, 23–30 June

13:46

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Chapter 5: Part 2 - D+8–D+15, 23–30 June

12:18

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Chapter 6 - D+16–D+19, 1–4 July

8:34

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Chapter 7 - D+20–D+23, 5–8 July

13:20

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Chapter 8 - D+24, 9 July; Sidebars; Saipan”s Legacy

16:08

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