Bibliograph

The recapture of Guam, [by] O.R. Lodge, USMC

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The recapture of Guam, [by] O.R. Lodge, USMC

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The recapture of Guam

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

[by] O.R. Lodge, USMC

Series statement

Marine Corps Monographs. no. 12

Summary

Set in the Marianas group of islands is the American possession of Guam, U.S. territory since 1898; it was the captured by the Japanese soon after the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor and served as a symbol of the Japanese expansion. The American Forces sailed into view of Guam in 1944 determined to recapture the island for strategic and political purposes, but knew that the Japanese defenders take a heavy toll of them from their prepared positions. The story of the capture of the island is an epic of courage, bloodshed, fierce resistance by the Japanese and the indomitable will to conquer of the U.S. Marines. Contains 99 photos and 32 maps and charts

Target audience

adult

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