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...
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: , , ,
التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني
اللغة: English
منشور في:
Oxford :
Archaeopress Publishing Ltd.,
2019.
سلاسل:
Access archaeology.
الموضوعات:
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الوسوم: إضافة وسم
رقم الطلب: DU648.S35
| الملخص: | 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 respected elders' accounts from WWII. |
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| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource (x, 128 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
| جمهور: | Specialized. |
| بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ردمك: | 9781789692594 (PDF ebook) : |
