Yellow Beach 2 after 75 years : the archaeology of a WWII invasion beach on Saipan and its historic context in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands /

Yellow Beach 2 after 75 years : the archaeology of a WWII invasion beach on Saipan and its historic context in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands /

On June 15, 1944, Afetna Point was called 'Yellow Beach 2' by the U.S. Marines and Army infantry braving Japanese resistence to establish a beachhead before capturing As Lito airfield the following days. After 75 years, this story presents archaeological evidence, archival records, and res...

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Main Authors: Dixon, Boyd (Author), Tenorio, Brenda Y. (Author), Walth, Cherie (Author), Mowrer, Kathy (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd., 2019.

Series: Access archaeology.

Subjects:

Excavations (Archaeology) > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan.
Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944.
Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) > Antiquities.

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Call Number: DU648.S35

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