Their Backs against the Sea
The Battle of Saipan and the Largest Banzai Attack of World War II
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2017
Summary
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, the island was the only obstacle between them and the Japanese mainland. The outcome of the war in the Pacific was in the balance.
THEIR BACKS AGAINST THE SEA fuses fresh interviews, oral histories, and unpublished accounts into a fast-paced narrative of the Battl…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780306824715 |
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| ISBN-10: | 030682471X |
| Author: | Bill Sloan |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Press Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2017 |
| Weight: | 506g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 161mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
“Sloan expertly weaves the key events of the twenty-five-day battle with account of individual and unit heroism into a fast-moving, dramatically told epic battle.”–On Point: The Journal of Army History
About The Author
Bill Sloan
Bill Sloan is a respected military historian and the author of more than a dozen books, including Brotherhood of Heroes and The Ultimate Battle. His books on World War II’s Pacific battles have been praised by readers, reviewers, and veterans alike for their accuracy and vivid writing. A former investigative reporter and feature writer for the Dallas Times Herald, Sloan lives in Dallas, Texas.
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