Mass suicides on Saipan and Tinian, 1944 an examination of the civilian deaths in historical context

"When the Americans invaded the Japanese-controlled islands of Saipan and Tinian in 1944, civilians and combatants committed mass suicide to avoid being captured. This book draws on United States National Archives documents and photographs, as well as veteran and survivor testimonies, to provid...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Astroth, Alexander, 1992- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers [2019]
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b47068607*spi
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Sumario:"When the Americans invaded the Japanese-controlled islands of Saipan and Tinian in 1944, civilians and combatants committed mass suicide to avoid being captured. This book draws on United States National Archives documents and photographs, as well as veteran and survivor testimonies, to provide readers with a better understanding of what happened on the two islands and why"--
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico (vii, 222 páginas) : ilustraciones, mapas
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9781476635163