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Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan

The [15 June 1944] campaign on Saipan…brought many American casualties, and it also heralded the kind of fighting which would be experienced in subsequent operations in the Central and Western Pacific in the days that lay ahead in the Pacific War. Holland Smith declared it “the decisive battle of the Pacific offensive” for it “opened the way to the home islands.” Japanese General Saito had written that “the fate of the Empire will be decided in this one action.” It had truly been a “strategic strike” for the United States. - Summary by John C. Chapin

Year of Publication: 2015Genres: War & Military

Running Time: 01 hour 54 minutes 21 seconds(9 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Aaron Bennett

#	Chapter Name
	Chapter 1 - Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan Aaron Bennett	19:56
	Chapter 2 - Sidebars Aaron Bennett	9:09
	Chapter 3 - D+1–D+2, 16–17 June; Sidebars Aaron Bennett	8:52
	Chapter 4 - D+3, 18 June; D+4–D+7, 19–22 June; Sidebar Aaron Bennett	12:18
	Chapter 5: Part 1 - D+8–D+15, 23–30 June Aaron Bennett	13:46
	Chapter 5: Part 2 - D+8–D+15, 23–30 June Aaron Bennett	12:18
	Chapter 6 - D+16–D+19, 1–4 July Aaron Bennett	8:34
	Chapter 7 - D+20–D+23, 5–8 July Aaron Bennett	13:20
	Chapter 8 - D+24, 9 July; Sidebars; Saipan”s Legacy Aaron Bennett	16:08