D-Day Saipan – 70 year anniversary
“I have always considered Saipan the decisive battle of the Pacific offensive.” – General Holland M. Smith, USMC, Coral and Brass, 1949 D-Day Saipan – 70 year anniversary Like millions from many nations of the world, I followed the generally good coverage of the Normandy invasion’s 70th anniversary. Since that day in 1944, the landings in France …