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Saipan: The Beginning of the End by Carl Hoffman w/ Dust jacket
Saipan: The Beginning of the End
Hard Cover w/ dust jacket
286 pages
Copyright 2000
CONTENTS
Foreword iii
Preface iv
Chapter 1. Plans and Preparations 1
Strategic Situation p. 1
Historical Background p. 2
Saipan p. 3
Japanese Defenses p. 8
Japanese Organization p. 10
High-Level Planning p. 13
Casablanca Conference p. 13
Washington and Quebec Conferences p. 15
Cairo Conferences p. 17
Campaign Plan Granite p. 18
JCS Directive of 12 March p. 20
Command Relations p. 22
Logistics and Administration p. 23
Intelligence Information p. 25
Tactical Plans p. 27
Training and Rehearsal p. 30
Movement to the Objective p. 34
Naval Gunfire and Air Bombardment p. 35
Related Covering Actions p. 43
Final Approach of the Northern
Attack Force p. 43
Chapter II. D-day-15 June 1944 45
Pre-H-Hour Preparations p. 45
Tanapag Demonstration p. 47
The Landing p. 48
Red Beach Action p. 51
Green Beach and Afetna Point p. 54
Yellow Beach and Agingan Point p. 55
Blue Beach and Charan Kanoa p. 58
4th Division Tanks Land p. 60
14th Marines Land p. 62
General Schmidt's Command Post p. 64
2nd Division Tanks p. 64
Minor Enemy Tank Thrusts p. 65
10th Marines' 75mm Pack Howitzers Land p. 66
2d and 24th Marines Land p. 66
Darkness D-Day p. 67
A Noisy and Restless Night p. 71
ReportsImpending Naval Action p. 74
Chapter III. Expansion of the Beachhead 77
D-plus 1-16 June p. 77
Spruance's Decisions p. 77
6th Marines Consolidate; 8th Captures Afetna Point p. 79
Remainder of 2d Marines Lands p. 80
Artillery Build-Up p. 81
The Push to 0-1 p. 81
27th Division Begins to Land p. 84
Night of 16-17 JuneTank Counterattack p. 86
D-plus 2-17 June p. 92
Through Susupe's Marshes p. 92
The Move to Aslito Airfield p. 94
More Corps Troops Ashore p. 96
Night of 17-18 June p. 99
Japanese Air Strikes p. 100
D-plus 3-18 June p. 101
Into the Coconut Grove p. 102
Drive to the East p. 102
Seizure of Aslito Airfield p. 104
Japanese Air Activity p. 106
Night of 18-19 June p. 107
D-plus 4-19 June p. 107
The Approach to Nafutan Point p. 107
The 4th Division Left Progresses p. 108
Active Patrolling p. 108
Artillery Situation p. 109
Rear Installations p. 110
Night of 19-20 June p. 110
Battle of the Philippine Sea p. 112
D-plus 5-20 June p. 113
Surge to 0-4 p. 114
The Capture of Hill 500 p. 114
Securing the Cliff p.115
Punches at the Point p. 117
Night of 20-21 June p. 120
D-plus 6-21 June p. 120
The Pause Before the Northern Push p. 120
Searching the Swamp p. 121
"... Hold Present Front Lines . . ." p121
Night of 21-22 June p. 123
Summary of Medical Activities to Date p. 124
Chapter IV. Drive to the North 126
D-plus 7-22 June p. 126
Intermediate Objective 0-4A p. 126
To Tipo Pale's Summit p. 128
Commitment in the Center p. 131
Night of 22-23 June p. 132
Japanese Situation p. 132
Air Activity p. 133
D-plus 8-23 June p. 134
The Introduction to Death Valley p. 134
Operations at Hill 600 p. 136
. . . Focal Points of Combat" p. 137
Night of 23-24 June p. 139
Japanese Plans and Actions p. 140
D-plus 9-24 June p. 141
To Garapan's Outskirts p. 141
The Troublesome Cliff p. 144
To Chacha and Laulau p. 145
General Ralph Smith Relieved p. 146
Night of 24-25 June p. 147
Japanese Thoughts p. 147
D-plus 10-25 June p. 148
Kagman Peninsula p. 148
Failure of a Plan p. 150
Seizure of Mt. Tapotchau p. 151
Stalemate at Nafutan Point p. 155
Night of 25-26 June p. 156
"There Is No Hope for Victory . . ." p. 156
D-plus 11-26 June p. 157
Mop-Up on Kagman Peninsula p. 157
Colonel Stebbins Takes Over 106th Infantry p. 158
By-Passing the Pocket p. 159
"Seven Lives for One's Country" p. 161
Progress in Unloading p. 164
Medical Situation p. 165
Related Raids by U. S. Navy p. 166
Chapter V. Swing to Tanapag 167
D-plus 12-27 June 1944 p. 167
Japanese Situation on D-plus 12 p. 167
Rapid Progress on the Right p. 168
Important Localities Seized p. 170
Pinch, Shift, Adjust, Consolidate p. 171
Night of 27-28 June p. 174
D-plus 13-28 June 1944 p. 174
Four "Pimples" p. 175
General Griner Assumes Command of 27th Division p. 177
"Hold Present Positions . . ." p. 179
Night of 28-29 June p. 180
D-plus 14 and D-plus 15 (29-30 June) p. 180
Waiting and Patrolling p. 181
Vertical Gap Reduced p. 181
A Successful Ruse p. 182
Nights of 29 and 30 June p. 185
D-plus 16 and D-plus 17 (1-2 July) p. 186
The Limestone Hill p. 186
Gaining Momentum p. 191
The Surge to 0-6A p. 193
Nights of 1 and 2 July p. 194
Saito Changes His Defense p. 195
D-plus 18 and D-plus 19 (3-4 July) p. 196
Garapan Seized p. 196
The Thrust to Flores Point p. 201
The Struggle for the Hills p. 203
Change of Direction p. 206
Naval Activities from 27 June to 4 July p. 207
Chapter VI. Saito's Last Battle 208
D-plus 20-5 July p. 208
Tanapag Plain p. 208
From 0-7Z to 0-8A p. 210
Night of 5-6 July p. 212
D-plus 21-6 July p. 212
The Ditch and the Gulch p. 212
Expansion of the Front p. 218
Night of 6-7 July p. 221
The Banzai Attack p. 222
The 2d Division's Mop-Up of 8 and 9 July p. 230
D-plus 22, 23 and 24 (7, 8 and 9 July) p. 235
To the Shore at Marpi Point p. 235
Naval Activity p. 243
The Crowning Horror p. 245
Maniagassa Island p. 246
Chapter VII. Conclusions 247
Summary p. 247
Naval Gunfire p. 247
Air Support p. 248
Artillery p. 250
Landing Vehicles p. 251
Tanks p. 253
Engineers p. 254
Signal Communications p. 256
Logistics p. 256
Medical p. 256
Japanese Tactical Lessons p. 258
Japanese Strategical Summary p. 259
The Assessment p. 261
Appendices 263
I. Bibliography p. 263
II. Chronology p. 266
III. Casualties p. 268
IV. Command and State List of Major Units p. 270
V. Kyle's Mission p. 275
VI. Basic OrganizationHigher Echelon Task Forces facing p. 278
VII. Task Organization p. 279
VIII. Japanese Order of Battle p. 281
IX. The Last Days of General Saito p. 283
X. Navy Unit Commendation p. 285
XI. Distinguished Unit Citation p. 286
DUST JACKET
On 15 June 1944, elements of the 2nd and 4th Marine Divisions began an assault on the island of Saipan. Located only 1250 miles east of Tokyo, Saipan was a key point in the defense of the Marianas Islands and an important Japanese supply and communication center for the Central Pacific. In the next month, Marine units, aided by soldiers of the 27th Infantry Division, fought a savage battle which cost American forces over 3,000 killed and 10,000 wounded.
The battle for Saipan was a bold venture. American military leaders projected U.S. arms and resources 1,000 miles from our nearest base into the heart of an island group of strategic importance to the enemy. Despite their tenacity and courage, the Japanese garrison on Saipan was beaten by a better led, better equipped and more skilled opponent. The victory on Saipan gave us the means to project surface and air operations against Japan and the remaining parts of her empire.
Saipan: The Beginning of the End is an operational monograph prepared by the Historical Section, Headquarters United States Marine Corps, concerning Marine Corps operations in World War II.
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