Name: Battling for Saipan (en Inglés)
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Author: O'Brien, Francis a.
ISBN: 9780891418047

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Francis a. O'Brien

Editorial

Presidio Press

Año

2003

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

400

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

21.6 x 14.1 x 2.5 cm

Peso

0.49 kg.

ISBN13

9780891418047

Categorías

Segunda guerra mundial - (c. 1939-c. 1945)
Biografías de personas históricas, políticos y soldados
Historias reales de la guerra
Segunda guerra mundial

Battling for Saipan (en Inglés)

Francis a. O'Brien (Autor) · Presidio Press · Tapa Blanda

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When V Amphibious Corps were preparing for the invasion of the Marianas Islands--Saipan, Guam, and Tinian--they were expecting a relatively easy fight. The Japanese appeared to be on the run. As D day for Saipan (the first of the three islands scheduled for conquest) loomed, V Corps planners felt safe in allocating a single army division as corps reserve for the conquest. As Lt. Col. William J. O'Brien's First Battalion and the 105th Infantry landed on Saipan, they had little idea what was in store for them. Enemy opposition was fierce. For the next several weeks they faced the unremitting terror of nearly continuous combat. For the 105th Infantry, the battle climaxed in an overwhelming Japanese banzai attack July 7, 1944. The regiment suffered more than 900 casualties, almost half of whom were killed in action, including First Battalion's commander, William O'Brien, who later received the Medal of Honor for his efforts. Throughout the battle, O'Brien provided a stirring example of frontline leadership to his previously untested troops. His story is just as inspiring today.