40 Thieves on Saipan by Joseph Tachovsky

40 Thieves on Saipan by Joseph Tachovsky | 20.04 MB
English | 335 Pages
Title: 40 Thieves on Saipan
Author: Joseph Tachovsky
Year: 2020
Description:
Before there were Navy SEALs, before there were Green Berets, there were the 40 Thieves: the elite Scout Sniper Platoon of the Sixth Marine Regiment during World War II.
Behind enemy lines on the island of Saipan-where firing a gun could mean instant discovery and death-the 40 Thieves killed in silence during the grueling battle for Saipan, the "D-Day" of the Pacific.
Now Joseph Tachovsky-whose father Frank was the commanding officer of the 40 Thieves, also called "Tachovsky's Terrors"-joins with award-winning author Cynthia Kraack to transport readers back to the brutal Battle of Saipan. Built on hours of personal interviews with WWII veterans, their personal papers, letters and documentation from the National Archives, 40 Thieves on Saipan is an astonishing portrayal of elite World War II combat. It's also a rare glimpse into the lives of World War II Marines. The poorest equipped branch of the services at that time, Marines were...

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