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The Mariana and Palau Islands Campaign

Posted By: AlenMiler
The Mariana and Palau Islands Campaign

The Mariana and Palau Islands Campaign: The History of the Allied Victory That Preceded the Invasion of the Philippines by Charles River Editors
English | 24 Aug. 2016 | ISBN: 1537258982 | 47 Pages | AZW3/MOBI/EPUB/PDF | 8.81 MB

The powerful forces of the United States Navy (USN), Marine Corps, and Army advanced inexorably against Imperial Japan in 1944. Following massive interdiction of Japanese merchant shipping by American submarines and multiple naval victories, the Americans stood poised to liberate the Philippines, then move on to locations closer to the Japanese home islands.

In early 1944, arguments raged over the best approach to the “strategic triangle” created by Formosa, Luzon, and China. Finally, on March 12th, the Joint Chiefs of Staff – consisting of Admirals William D. Leahy and Ernest J. King, and Generals George C. Marshall and Henry H. “Hap” Arnold - issued a directive picking the next target: “[T]he most feasible approach to the Formosa-Luzon-China area is by way of Marianas-Carolines-Palau-Mindanao area, and that the control of the Marianas-Carolines-Palau area is essential to the projection of our forces into the former area, and their subsequent effective employment therefrom.” The Americans' plans focused on three islands near the southern end of a 15-island, north to south aligned island chain: Saipan, Tinian, and Guam. These islands, relatively large, offered space for the construction of large air bases within strategic bomber range of Japan itself, as well as closer targets.

*Includes pictures
*Includes accounts of the fighting by soldiers
*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading
*Includes a table of contents