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Yellow Beach 2 after 75 years : the archaeology of a WWII invasion beach on Saipan and its historic context in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands / Boyd Dixon, Brenda Y. Tenorio, Cherie Walth and Kathy Mowrer ; with contributions by Isla Nelson and Robert Jones.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dixon, Boyd, author.
- Tenorio, Brenda, author.
- Walth, Cherie, author.
- Mowrer, Kathy, author.
- Series:
- Access archaeology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands)--Antiquities.
- Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands).
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Northern Mariana Islands--Saipan.
- Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944.
- Northern Mariana Islands--Saipan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 128 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, 2019.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- On June 15, 1944, Afetna Point was called 'Yellow Beach 2' by the U.S. Marines and Army infantry braving Japanese resistence to establish a beachhead before capturing As Lito airfield the following days. After 75 years, this story presents archaeological evidence, archival records, and respected elders' accounts from WWII.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on 19 August, 2019).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781789692594
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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