Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781494462314)

It was to be a brutal day. At first light on 15 June 1944, the Navy fire support ships of the task force lying off Saipan Island increased their previous days' preparatory fires involving all calibers of weapons. At 0542, Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner ordered, "Land the landing force." Around 0700, the landing ships, tank (LSTs) moved to within approximately 1,250 yards behind the line of departure. Troops in the LSTs began debarking from them in landing vehicles, tracked (LVTs). Control vessels containing Navy and Marine personnel with their radio gear took their positions displaying flags indicating which beach approaches they controlled. The historic battles of the Marines in the Pacific War are recounted in this U.S. Marines history book.

Author: Usmcr (Ret ). Captain John C. Chapin
ISBN-10: 1494462311
ISBN-13: 9781494462314
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/12/2013
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.08d