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Even more incredible, the USA landed on Saipan soon after the Allies landed in Normandy. The landing ships for operation FORAGER had to travel 1,000 miles acros
by bloopernova 2y ago
Even more incredible, the USA landed on Saipan soon after the Allies landed in Normandy. The landing ships for operation FORAGER had to travel 1,000 miles across open ocean.
Recommended reading: The Fleet at Flood Tide by James Hornfischer, and Twilight of the Gods by Ian Toll.
- simonh 2y agoFound this image of the landing craft: https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2019/07/09/saipan-landing-i/#google_vignette https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2019/07/09/saipan-landing-i/#g...
- bloopernova 2y agoThat's a really good article, I hadn't seen those details before. Thank you! Second part: https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2019/07/09/saipan-landing-ii/ https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2019/07/09/saipan-landing-ii/