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Bill Sloan

Their Backs against the Sea

The Battle of Saipan and the Largest Banzai Attack of World War II

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In the midst of the largest banzai attack of the war, US Army Lt. Col. William O'Brien, grievously wounded and out of ammunition, grabbed a sabre from a fallen Japanese soldier and flailed away at a small army of assailants, screaming to his men, Don't give them a damn inch! When his body was recovered the next day, thirty dead enemies were piled around him. The Battle of Saipan lasted twenty-five hellish days in the summer of 1944, and the stakes couldn't have been higher. If Japan lost possession of the island, all hope for victory would be lost. For the Americans, its capture would result in secure air bases for the new B-29s that would pu… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-306-82472-2
  • EAN: 9780306824722
  • Produktnummer: 22910798
  • Verlag: Hachette Books
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
  • Seitenangabe: 304 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 31'256 KB

Über den Autor


Bill Sloan is a renowned military historian and the author of more than a dozen books. His narratives of World War II's Pacific War have been praised by readers, reviewers, and veterans alike for their accuracy and their vivid writing. A former investigative reporter and feature writer, Sloan lives in Dallas, Texas.

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