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03161aam a2200553 i 4500 001 53249B32875711E9A56C064497128E48 003 SILO 005 20190605010028 008 190201s2019 ncuab b 001 0 engd 010 $a 2019004703 020 $a 1476674566 020 $a 9781476674568 035 $a (OCoLC)1049791315 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d YDX $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a poxd--- 050 00 $a D767.99.S3 $b A88 2019 082 00 $a 940.53/967 $2 23 100 1 $a Astroth, Alexander, $d 1992- $e author. 245 10 $a Mass suicides on Saipan and Tinian, 1944 : $b an examination of the civilian deaths in historical context / $c Alexander Astroth. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2019] 300 $a vii, 222 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 611 07 $a Saipan, Battle of (Northern Mariana Islands : 1944) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01103673 611 27 $a World War (1939-1945) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01180924 650 0 $a Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Northern Mariana Islands. 650 0 $a Mass suicide $z Saipan. $z Saipan. 650 0 $a Mass suicide $z Tinian. $z Tinian. 650 0 $a Civilian war casualties $z Saipan. $z Saipan. 650 0 $a Civilian war casualties $z Tinian. $z Tinian. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Casualties $z Tinian. $z Tinian. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Casualties $z Saipan. $z Saipan. 650 7 $a Battle casualties. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00828893 650 7 $a Civilian war casualties. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01736162 650 7 $a Mass suicide. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01011448 650 7 $a Military campaigns. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710190 651 7 $a Mariana Islands $z Tinian. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01240162 651 7 $a Northern Mariana Islands. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01203331 651 7 $a Northern Mariana Islands $z Saipan. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01233605 648 7 $a 1939-1945 $2 fast 941 $a 3 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214043135.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217020015.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20191105023453.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=53249B32875711E9A56C064497128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search