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Author Astroth, Alexander, 1992- author.

Title Mass suicides on Saipan and Tinian, 1944 : an examination of the civilian deaths in historical context / Alexander Astroth
Published Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 222 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Part 1. Before 1944 -- Prehistory and European colonization -- Japanese takeover of Saipan and Tinian -- Cultures and societies of Saipan and Tinian -- The Asia-Pacific war and islands' militarization -- Part 2. 1944 -- Saipan and Tinian invasions -- Mass civilian suicides -- Causes of the mass civilian suicides -- Non-suicide deaths and atrocities -- Civilian internment camps -- Number of civilian deaths and suicides -- Conclusion: aftermath
Summary "When the Americans invaded the Japanese-controlled islands of Saipan and Tinian in 1944, civilians and combatants committed mass suicide to avoid being captured. This book draws on United States National Archives documents and photographs, as well as veteran and survivor testimonies, to provide readers with a better understanding of what happened on the two islands and why"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Northern Mariana Islands.
Mass suicide -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Saipan
Mass suicide -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Tinian
Civilian war casualties -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Saipan
Civilian war casualties -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Tinian
World War, 1939-1945 -- Casualties -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Tinian
World War, 1939-1945 -- Casualties -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Saipan
HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
Battle casualties
Civilian war casualties
Mass suicide
Military campaigns
Mariana Islands -- Tinian
Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands -- Saipan
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781476635163
1476635161