United States Army in World War II, the war in the Pacific : campaign in the marianas by Crowl, Philip A.

Table of Contents: “…PART TWO -- SAIPANCHAPTER III -- Planning the Invasion; Organization and Composition of the Attack Force; Tactical Planning; Training and Rehearsals; Loading and Embarkation; The Prospects Ahead: Intelligence of the Enemy; CHAPTER IV -- The Enemy; Prewar Japanese Activities in the Marianas; From Pearl Harbor to Invasion; Reinforcement of the Marianas; Military Construction in 1944; Japanese Doctrine for Island Defense; Tactical Command Doctrine; Enemy Troop Strength and Dispositions on Saipan; Japanese Expectations; CHAPTER V -- Invasion; Softening the Target: Pre-D-Day Bombardment.…”
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