WINDTALKERS, the newest action thriller from superstar director John Woo (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II, FACE/OFF, BROKEN ARROW) stars Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater and is set amid one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre of World War II. Nicolas Cage stars as Joe Enders, a United States Marine fighting in World War II. Having demonstrated ...
Among the soldiers landing on Saipan was Lt. Col. William O'Brien. The exploits of O'Brien and his battalion were amazing, including the award of the Medal of Honor to battalion commander O'Brien. Their story makes for inspiring and exciting reading. 14 page photo insert. 8 maps.
Mike Campbell thoroughly and cleary examines the many eyewitness accounts by U.S. servicemen and natives who saw Amelia Earhart, Fred Noonan and their plane on the island of Saipan after the time the U.S. government declared the Electra to have crashed at sea.
The battle for Saipan is remembered as one of the bloodiest battles fought in the Pacific during World War II, and was a turning point on the road to the defeat of Japan. The island was a blaze of fire and steel for over three weeks in the summer of 1944. Visible reminders of the devastation still exist - one can still find human skeletal remains ...
Publisher: National War College
Date Published: 1994
Description: CD ROM-New. CD ROM Version 009347-Admiral Spruance and the Battle of Philippine Sea; A Brilliant Victory or a Bungled Opportunity? 17 Pages1994 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This paper, through historical analysis, supports the argument that Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, Commander Fifth Fleet and Central Pacific Area, accurately assessed the complex circumstances at the Battle of Philippine Sea, and made the correct command decision to defend the amphibious forces, ensuring the ... read more
Description: CD ROM-New. CD ROM Verision 004923-Report of Intelligence Activities, 27th Infantry Division-Saipan Operation 169 Pages 1944 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Submitted herewith is the report of Intelligence Activities with Recommendations for the Forager Operation. Period covered is from 1 April 1944 to 6 August 1944 inclusive. As the 27th Infantry Division was designated as the floating reserve for the Expeditionary Force (TF 51), it was necessary that all elements be prepared to ... read more
Description: CD ROM-New. CD ROM Version 005870-The Operations of Company B, 715th Amphibian Tractor Battalion during the Assault Landing on Saipan Island, 15 June 1944 (Marianas Campaign) The Operations of the II Philippine Corps on Bataan, 10 January-8 April 1942 (Philippine Islands Campaign) 32 Pages 1950 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT (Personal Experience of a Staff Officer) General Wainwright ordered the 26th Cavalry (FS) to stop the south-bound spearhead and at the same time to contain ... read more
Description: CD ROM-New. CD ROM Verision 003973-Marines in World War II Commemorative Series-Breaching the Marianas-The Battle for Saipan 40 Pages 1994 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT 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 ... read more
Description: CD ROM-New. CD ROM Version 005562-Operation Forager; Air Power in the Campaign for Saipan 130 Pages 1995 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This study is an examination of historical data to determine the effectiveness of air power in supporting operations during the battle for Saipan during June and July 1944. The battle was fought during a critical phase of World War II, over an island whose strategic significance would become manifest during the war's closing months. The Japanese ... read more
Description: CD ROM-New. CD ROM Version 005839-The Operations of the Second Regiment (Second Marine Division) On Saipan-Tinian, 15 June-1 August, 1944 27 Pages 1947 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT (Personal experience of e Regimental S-4) This monograph covers the operations of the Second Regiment, Second Marine Division, in the battles for Saipan and Tinian, from 15 June, to 1 August, 1944. Since the second Marines were initially held in Division reserve, it would be impossible to clearly ... read more
Description: CD ROM-New. CD ROM Version 005886-The Operations of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 106th Infantry (27th Infantry Division) In the Battle of Death Valley, Saipan, 23 June-28 June 1944 (Western Pacific Campaign) 38 Pages 1948 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT (Personal Experience of a Company Commander) This monograph covers the operations of Company L, 106th Infantry, 27th US Infantry Division in the Battle of Death Valley, Saipan, Marianas Island, 23 June-28 June 1944, during the offensive ... read more
Description: CD ROM-New. CD ROM Version 007008-Operations of 773rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion, attached to 27th Division, in the Operation on Tanapag Plains, Saipan, 7-8 July 1944 (Western Pacific Campaign) 16 Pages1948 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Personal Experience of Battalion Executive Officer. On 16 June 1944, just nine days after the landings in Normandy, the NTLF (Northern Troops and Landing Force) composed of the United States V Amphibious Corps, which was made up of the 2nd and 4th ... read more
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