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BL
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1021701
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b776071
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| Main Entry
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Rottman, Gordon L.
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| Title & Author
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Guam 1941 1944 : : loss and reconquest /\ Gordon L. Rottman ; illustrated by Howard Gerrard.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Osprey,, ©2004.
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| Series Statement
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Campaign ;; 139
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| Page. NO
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96 pages :: illustrations (some color), color maps ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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1841768111
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: 9781841768113
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (page 94) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction (Origins of the campaign ; Mariana [Marianas] Islands) -- Chronology -- The fall of Guam, December 1941 -- The recapture and occupation of Guam, 1944.
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Opposing plans (The American plabn ; Operation Forager ; The Japanese defence plan) -- Opposing commanders (American commanders ; Japanese commanders) -- Opposing forces (U.S. forces ; Joint Expeditionary Force ; Japanese forces ; Southern Marianas Army Group)
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The Guam assault (W-Day ; Expanding the beachhead ; The drive north ; The final push) -- Aftermath -- Orders of battle ; The battlefield today.
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| Abstract
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This volume covers the Japanese seizure of the island of Guam in December 1941 and its American recapture by amphibious assault in July-August 1944. In December 1941 over 5,000 Japanese troops landed on the island and the defending forces surrendered afte.
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Japanese Occupation of Guam, (1941-1944)
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World War, 1939-1945-- Campaigns-- Guam.
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Military campaigns.
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Weltkrieg
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Tweede Wereldoorlog.
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Veldslagen.
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Guam, History, Japanese occupation, 1941-1944.
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Guam
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Guam.
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| Dewey Classification
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940.542667
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| LC Classification
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D767.99.G8R68 2004
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| NLM classification
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15.90bcl
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| Added Entry
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Gerrard, Howard.
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