{"product_id":"recapture-of-guam-daniel-wrinn-9798201890148","title":"Recapture of Guam: 1944 Battle and Liberation of Guam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A gripping insight about the liberation of Guam.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuam's Japanese garrison fought practically to the last man.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy invading Guam, US forces were not only getting access to a fine harbor and a number of airfields to use in future operations but were also liberating a US territory captured by the Japanese in 1941.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe attack on Guam was intended to begin only days after the landings on Saipan but was postponed for a month. US forces used the delay to make the preliminary bombardment and air attacks extremely thorough and to ensure that offshore obstacles to landing craft were cleared efficiently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe landing force included both Marine and Army units from General Geiger's III Amphibious Corps, in all 55,000 strong. General Takashina commanded 18,000 defenders, who had built a typically elaborate network of bunkers, artillery emplacements, and other fortifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis narrative recounts the story of the liberation of Guam in vivid, gritty detail. Explore the fascinating feats of strategy, planning, and bravery, handing the Allies what would eventually become a victory over the Pacific Theater and an end to Imperialist Japanese expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Wrinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8201890140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798201890148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Storyteller Books, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Daniel Wrinn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987036897535,"sku":"9798201890148","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9def1c14-34af-4f22-a2b9-8c81cc7f2012.jpg?v=1683286636","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/recapture-of-guam-daniel-wrinn-9798201890148","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}