Wednesday, August 15, 2012

The Battle for Tinian, Nathan N. Prefer.

The Battle for Tinian, Nathan N. Prefer.

 A study of an opposed landing on a Pacific island where the American worked nearly perfectly, Japanese opposition ended comparatively quickly and with a lower cost than on most of the island invasions. Prefer looks at the reasons for the American success, the course of the battle and the lessons that could have been learnt from the success on Tinian.
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