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The Battle of Saipan: America’s Bloodiest Pacific Victory | WWII Documentary

At dawn on the 15th of June, 1944, hundreds of American landing craft edged toward the southern shores of Saipan. The men aboard had been briefed, armed, and packed shoulder to shoulder into steel boats. Ahead lay a stretch of sand the Japanese had transformed into a killing ground. It was a battle that would claim tens of thousands of lives, bring down a government in Tokyo, and, in its final hours, would see one of the largest suicide charges of the war - a last act of defiance from an enemy pushed to the brink. In this episode, we’ll explore how the Battle of Saipan unfolded, from the planning and landings to the desperate final defence. 00:00 Introduction 02:29 The Road to Saipan 06:22 The Battle Plans and Opposing Forces 11:26 The Landings at Saipan 16:42 The Push Inland 20:03 The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot 23:47 Fighting on Saipan 28:47 The Banzai Charge and Final Resistance 35:44 Legacy of Saipan Prefer to listen on the go? Check out the WotW Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4i0FnOK... iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... RSS Feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/988960.rss Written & Researched by: Will Chamberlin Narrated by: Will Chamberlin    / @willchaudio   Edited by: Jamit Productions History Should Never Be Forgotten...