SAIPAN, THE BEGINNING OF THE END

Major Carl W. Hoffman, USMC

NEW copy. Hardcover in dust jacket. (Nashville: Battery Press, 1988). Reprint of the 1950 edition. Gilt lettering & decorations on red cloth with pictorial red, black & white dust jacket. 8.5x11. Profusely illustrated with photographs, charts & maps. Appendices, index, 220 pp.

Detailed account of the invasion & capture of Saipan in June & July of 1944 by the 2nd & 4th Marine Divisions and the U.S. Army's 27th Infantry division. Originally published by the USMC Historical Branch as an official campaign history for this battle.

Main headings in table of contents as follows: Plans and Preparations; D-day ~ 15 June 1944; Expansion of the Beachhead; Drive to the North; Swing to Tanapag; Saito’s Last Battle; Conclusion. Appendicies as follows: Bibliography; Chronology; Casualties; Command & Staff List of Major Units, Kyle’s Mission; Basic Organization: Higher Echelon Task Forces; Task Organization; Japanese Order of Battle; The Last Days of General Saito; Navy Unit Commendation; Distinguished Unit Citation.