An edition of The Seizure of Tinian
(1951)
The Seizure of Tinian
by United States Marine Corps and Hoffman, Carl W.
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Table of Contents
Contents
Forward iii
Preface iv
Chapter I. Plans and Preparations 1
Strategic Situation p. 1
Historical Background p. 2
Tinian p. 3
Japanese Organization and Defense p. 7
High-Level Planning p. 16
Tactical Planning p. 19
Personnel and Logistics 36
The Preparatory Bombardment 30
Naval Gunfire p. 30
Air-Support p. 34
Artillery p. 35
Embarkation and Movement to the Objective p. 37
Chapter II. Jig-Day - 24 July 1944 41
Pre-H-Hour Preparations p. 41
White 1 p. 48
White 2 p. 49
Reserve Battalions Land p. 52
Tanks and Half-Tracks p. 53
Artillery p. 54
23d Marines Land p. 55
1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Lands p. 57
Shore Party and Beach Development p. 57
Darkness Jig-Day p. 69
Enemy Operations p. 61
The Counterattacks p. 62
The Attack on the Left p. 63
The Attack on the Center p. 64
The Attack on the Right p. 65
Chapter III. Surge to the South 69
Jig-Plus 1 — 25 July 1944 p, 69
Expansion of The Beachhead p. 71
Artillery Activities p.75
Related Naval Activities p. 77
Jig-Plus 2 — 26 July 1944 p. 77
To the East Coast p. 80
Engineer's and Shore Party p. 83
Jig:-Plus 3 and 4 — 27 and 28 July 1944 p. 85
The Longest Advance p. 88
Re-groupment of the Artillery p. 90
Bad Weather and Its Effects p. 92
Jig-Plus 5 and 6 — 29 and 30 July 1944 p. 94
To and through Tinian Town p. 94
The 2d Division's Push to 0-7 p. 98
Chapter IV. Up the Cliff 102
Jig-Plus 7 — 31 July 1944 p. 102
The Struggle for a Toe Hold p. 107
The Night on the Cliff p. 109
Jig-Plus 8 — 1 August 1944 p. 113
To the Cliffs of Marpo Point p. 115
Tinian Mop-Up p. 117
Chapter V. Conclusions 122
U.S. Tactics p. 122
U.S. Intelligence p. 123
Japanese Tactics and Techniques p. 124
Fire Support p. 126
Naval Gunfire p. 126
Air-Support p. 127
Artillery p. 130
Tanks p. 131
Logistics p. 133
Signal Communications p. 139
Treatment of Civilians p. 140
The Assessment p. 142
Appendices 144
I. Bibliography p. 144
II.Chronology p. 147
III. NTUP Casualties p. 150
IV. Command Staff list of Major Units p. 151
V. Japanese Order of Battle — Tinian p. 156
VI. Task Organization p. 157
VII. Propaganda Texts p. 150
VIII. Origin of the White Beach Pan p. 161
IX. Index p. 163
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