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Author: Walt F.J. Goodridge Publisher: a company called W ISBN: Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 100
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Author, local photographers and visiting tourists team up to create a photo book capturing the beauty, culture and lifestyle of contemporary Saipan! 100 pages; 8" x 10"; PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1493736379) Read more at www.bestofsaipan.com
Author: Walt F.J. Goodridge Publisher: a company called W ISBN: Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 100
Book Description
Author, local photographers and visiting tourists team up to create a photo book capturing the beauty, culture and lifestyle of contemporary Saipan! 100 pages; 8" x 10"; PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1493736379) Read more at www.bestofsaipan.com
Author: Walt F.J. Goodridge Publisher: a company called W ISBN: Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 168
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Where exactly is Saipan? Is it a place I can escape to? Can I retire comfortably there? What taxes will I need to pay? Will I be able to vote in the US elections? Do I need a visa or passport to go there? Find out the truth from current, on-the-ground information not even the CIA website, travel guides, or blogs can reveal! Learn everything you need to know about visa & passport requirements, job opportunities, labor laws, expat communities, pets, churches, schools, gun laws, crime stats, the economy, dating, land ownership and much, much, much more! (162 pages; 7" x 10"; ISBN: 978-1481277297) Read more at www.saipanliving.com
Author: Harold J. Goldberg Publisher: Indiana University Press ISBN: 0253116813 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 297
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“The narrative moves smoothly and crisply. There is effective treatment of strategy, preparations, and then the invasion and battle for Saipan itself.” —Spencer C. Tucker, author of American Revolution In June 1944 the attention of the nation was riveted on events unfolding in France. But in the Pacific, the Battle of Saipan was of extreme strategic importance. This is a gripping account of one of the most dramatic engagements of World War II. The conquest of Saipan and the neighboring island of Tinian was a turning point in the war in the Pacific as it made the American victory against Japan inevitable. Until this battle, the Japanese continued to believe that success in the war remained possible. While Japan had suffered serious setbacks as early as the Battle of Midway in 1942, Saipan was part of her inner defense line, so victory was essential. The American victory at Saipan forced Japan to begin considering the reality of defeat. For the Americans, the capture of Saipan meant secure air bases for the new B-29s that were now within striking distance of all Japanese cities, including Tokyo. “Harold Goldberg’s riveting story of this conflict brings the dead back to life by blending rigorous research with dramatic narratives by hundreds of survivors. He has written a superb account of a pivotal, little-known, and heart-breaking battle.” —Col. Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (ret.),author of Storm Landings “Using recent interviews he conducted with extant US veterans, [Goldberg] skillfully develops the soldiers’ view of the battle for Saipan in an engaging, clearly written and interesting volume.” —The Journal of Military History
Author: Walt F.J. Goodridge Publisher: a company called W ISBN: Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 139
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Yes, there's something about Saipan that endears it to visitors and residents alike. But what is it exactly? Is it the weather? Is it the unique history? Is it the warm, welcoming indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian people? Is it the unique mix of guest workers and expats from all over the world? Is it the unique, possibly magical. energetically enhanced proximity to the Marianas Trench, a combination of all these or something as yet unidentified? Read more at : https://www.waltgoodridge.com/books/
Author: John C. Chapin Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 145
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"Breaching the Marianas" by John C. Chapin is a book about the WWII campaigns and Marine Corps history. The book gives a detailed account of what happened on the Mariana Islands of Saipan during the war. Excerpt: "Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan by Captain John C. Chapin, USMCR (Ret) It was a brutal day. At first light on 15 June 1944, the Navy fire support ships of the task force lying off Saipan Island increased their previous days' preparatory fires involving all calibers of weapons. At 0542, Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner ordered, "Land the landing force." Around 0700, the landing ships, tank (LSTs) moved to within approximately 1,250 yards behind the line of departure. Troops in the LSTs began debarking from them in landing vehicles, tracked (LVTs). Control vessels containing Navy and Marine personnel with their radio gear took their positions displaying flags indicating which beach approaches they controlled."
Author: Bruce M. Petty Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476613710 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 217
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The battle for Saipan is remembered as one of the bloodiest battles fought in the Pacific during World War II, and was a turning point on the road to the defeat of Japan. In this work, the survivors--including Pacific Islanders on whose land the Americans and Japanese fought their war--have the opportunity to tell their stories in their own words. The author offers an introduction to the volume and arranges the oral histories by location--Saipan, Yap and Tinian, Rota, Palau Islands, and Guam--in the first half, and by branch of service in the second half.
Author: Walt Goodridge Publisher: ISBN: 9780983580874 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS--Author and local photographers team up to create Saipan Now!, a photo book highlighting the beauty, culture and lifestyle of contemporary Saipan. "That's what the tourists have been asking for," explains a clerk at Bestseller Bookstore on Saipan. "Saipan has a very significant war history that many new residents and expats find fascinating now that they live here, but today's visitors are looking for something to take home that captures the Saipan they just experienced on their vacations," adds Walt F.J. Goodridge, a local author who escaped the rat race to live his dream life on the island. Since moving to Saipan in 2006, Goodridge has published several books about the island including Saipan Living, Doing Business on Saipan and was the "as told to" author of Chicken Feathers and Garlic Skin: Diary of a Chinese Garment Factory Girl on Saipan. Saipan Now is the collaborative effort of a few photographers on island and offers a unique tribute to modern-day Saipan. The full color, 100-page "photo adventure" is now available
Author: Joseph Tachovsky Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1684510678 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 323
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Winner of The 2020 Best Book Award for Military History -- American Bookfest An elite platoon of Marine Scout-Snipers, Lieutenant Frank Tachovsky’s “40 Thieves” were chosen for their willingness to defy rules and beat all-comers. When two Marines got into a fight, the loser ended up in the infirmary, the winner in the brig. Tachovsky wanted the winner on his team—a brush with military law was a recommendation. These full-blooded men were trained in a ruthless array of hand-to-hand killing techniques and then thrown into the battle for Saipan—Emperor Hirohito’s “Treasure” and the bulwark of the Japanese Empire in the Pacific—where they would wreak havoc in and around, but mostly behind, enemy lines. They witnessed inhuman atrocities; walked into an ambush after the cunning Japanese used wounded Marines as bait; endured body-punishing extremes of heat, hunger, and thirst; fought a relentless enemy who would not surrender; and watched best friends die. Now Tachovsky’s son Joseph tells their remarkable story—a story he didn’t even know until after his father’s death—reported from an extensive documentary record, including priceless mementos his father kept, and from exhaustive interviews with survivors who served under Lieutenant “Ski.” This is how America won the war in the Pacific, where “uncommon valor was a common virtue.” 40 Thieves on Saipan: The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of World War II’s Bloodiest Battles is true history. It’s also an adventure you don’t want to miss.
Author: Walt F.J. Goodridge
Author: Walt F.J. Goodridge
Author: Walt F.J. Goodridge
Author: Harold J. Goldberg
Author: Walt F.J. Goodridge
Author: Guy Gabaldon
Author: John C. Chapin
Author: Bruce M. Petty
Author: Walt Goodridge
Author: Joseph Tachovsky
Author: Don Jones