Название: The Marshall Islands 1944: Operation Flintlock, the Capture of Kwajalein and Eniwetok (Osprey Campaign 146)
Автор: Gordon L. Rottman
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2004
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 98
Размер: 11 Mb
Язык: English
In November 1943 US forces successfully seized Tarawa and Makin in the first major counteroffensive of the Central Pacific; however, US casualties were heavy. By the end of January 1944. Operation 'Flintlock' - the seizure of the Marshall Islands - was launched: the next stepping-stone towards Japan. Following a three-day naval and air bombardment, the 7th US Infantry Division and 4th Marine Division landed on the islands.