In 2012 a program to investigate the management of underwater cultural heritage (UCH) related to the WWII battle for Saipan was developed with several collaborative partners. The program was conceptualized in response to the creation of the WWII Battle for Saipan Underwater Heritage Trail that ...
This paper examines the archaeological evidence of Japanese military planning for the defence of the island of Pagan situated north of Saipan, a battle that was never fought. The strategy based on an analysis of fixed weaponry emplacement appears to have been conceived in terms of engagement ...
The weapon was recovered during the Battle of Saipan in July 1944. Image: NARA Numerous instances have been reported of Japanese attacks in which the participants carried “sharpened bamboo spears”, or bamboo poles with knives or bayonets affixed. These weapons were used to arm men for whom ...
Nearly 3,000 Marines and Navy corpsmen served with this heroic battalion, from training as the First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) at New River; as part of the Fourth Marine Division at Camp Pendleton and Camp Maui; in combat at Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima; and at their ...
Players command forces from seven major powers, engaging in land and sea battles with immersive 3-D graphics or NATO counters. Five mini-campaigns include historical battles like Khalkhin Gol, Guadalcanal, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and the Soviet invasion of Manchuria. ...
Advertisement Educational, News & Politics, War / 10 Comments Episode 5: Day of Days The Allies are bogged down in Normandy’s hedgerows in the aftermath of D-Day, while on Saipan, victory turns to horror. Episode 2: Hard Way Back The Allies take on the daunting forces of the Axis, wi...
Our air force from Saipan and Iwo Jima is constantly attacking war industries in the large cities of Japan. The Japanese Navy has lost even the large battleship Yamato. In Europe, the Allies are in Berlin, the capital of Germany. The battle of the Philippines will come to an end with ...
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There was little the Imperial Japanese Army could do to stop the advancement of the Allies, who having used islands like Guam and Saipan as bases, had been gaining ground on Japan and once had the upper hand in Okinawa, planned to use the island to launch major offenses by land, sea and...
and factory workers all contributed. Toward the end of the year, it was mandatory for all men between the ages of 18 and 64 to register for the draft, though many volunteered before being called. U.S. troops inflicted critical damage on a Japanese naval fleet in the Battle of Midway in...