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Guam 1941 & 1944: Loss and Reconquest

By Gordon Rottman , Howard Gerrard

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2004
ISBN
1841768111, 9781841768113, 9781846036613
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14802658 bytes)
Series
Osprey Campaign, 139
Pages
97\97
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

The island of Guam was the first Allied territory lost to the Japanese onslaught in 1941. On 10 December 5,000 Japanese troops landed on Guam, defended by less than 500 US and Guamanian troops, the outcome was beyond doubt. On 21 July 1944 America returned. In a risky operation, the two US landing forces came ashore seven miles apart and it was a week before the beachheads linked up. Only the battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa would cost the Americans more men than the landings on Guam and Saipan, which immediately preceded the Guam operation. In this book Gordon Rottman details the bitter 26-day struggle for this key Pacific island.

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