Extermination Warfare? The Conduct of the Second Marine Division at Saipan
Description:
Historians John W. Dower, Craig Cameron, and Ronald Takaki argue that the Pacific War was a war of extermination fueled by race hate. Therefore, the clash between the military forces of the Japanese Empire and United States of America yielded a "kill or be killed" environment across the battlefields of the Pacific. This work examines the conduct of the Second Marine Division during its campaign of conquest against the Japanese held island of Saipan from June 15, 1944-July 9, 1944. It is base…
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Date:
May 2008
Creator:
Hegi, Benjamin P.
Partner:
UNT Libraries