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Mass suicides on Saipan and Tinian, 1944 : an examination of the civilian deaths in historical context
- Title
- Mass suicides on Saipan and Tinian, 1944 : an examination of the civilian deaths in historical context / Alexander Astroth.
- Author
- Astroth, Alexander, 1992-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
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Details
- Description
- vii, 222 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm
- 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"--
- Subjects
- Mass suicide
- Civilian war casualties
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Mass suicide > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan
- Mass suicide > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian
- World War (1939-1945)
- Battle casualties
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Northern Mariana Islands
- Military campaigns
- Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan
- Mariana Islands > Tinian
- World War, 1939-1945 > Casualties > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan
- Civilian war casualties > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan
- Saipan, Battle of (Northern Mariana Islands : 1944)
- World War, 1939-1945 > Casualties > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian
- Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944
- Civilian war casualties > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian
- 1939-1945
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-210) and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFF 19-1853
- ISBN
- 9781476674568
- 1476674566
- LCCN
- 2019004703
- OCLC
- 1049791315
- Author
- Astroth, Alexander, 1992- author.
- Title
- Mass suicides on Saipan and Tinian, 1944 : an examination of the civilian deaths in historical context / Alexander Astroth.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-210) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1939-1945
- Research Call Number
- JFF 19-1853