Название: The Seizure of Tinian
Автор: Major Carl W. Hoffman
Издательство: U.S. Marine Corps
Язык: Английский
Количество страниц: 184
Размер: 22 мб
Формат: PDF
Качество: хорошее
Год: 1951
TINIAN is a small island. In 1944 it was held by only 9,000 Japanese. Yet it was so well defended by nature against an amphibious operation that it might have proved a formidable and costly barrier to the final conquest of the Marianas. It had only one beach area suitable--by previous standards--for a major amphibious landing and that beach was heavily mined and skillfully defended.
The enemy, although long alerted to our intentions to attack Tinian, was tactically surprised when we avoided his prepared defenses and landed on two small beaches totalling in width only about 220 yards...
