Saipan 1944: The Most Decisive Battle of the Pacific War

A chronological account of the battle with more than 200 photographs, including graphic images of the fighting and the huge naval bombardment.

"By pairing such sobering accounts with period photography, Saipan 1944 offers a brief but unvarnished glimpse at the horrors of combat in the Pacific Theatre." —The Northern Mariner

After the astonishing Japanese successes of 1941 and early 1942, the Allies began to fight back. Following victories at Guadalcanal, Coral Sea, Midway and other islands in...