The Seizure of Tinian
Publisher: Historical Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Published: 1951
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: Forward iii; title: Preface iv; title: Chapter I. Plans and Preparations 1; title: Strategic Situation p. 1; title: Historical Background p. 2; title: Tinian p. 3; title: Japanese Organization and Defense  p. 7; title: High-Level Planning p. 16; title: Tactical Planning  p. 19; title: Personnel and Logistics 36; title: The Preparatory Bombardment 30; title: Naval Gunfire p. 30; title: Air-Support p. 34; title: Artillery p. 35; title: Embarkation and Movement to the Objective p. 37; title: Chapter II. Jig-Day - 24 July 1944 41; title: Pre-H-Hour Preparations p. 41; title: White 1 p. 48; title: White 2 p. 49; title: Reserve Battalions Land p. 52; title: Tanks and Half-Tracks p. 53; title: Artillery p. 54; title: 23d Marines Land p. 55; title: 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Lands p. 57; title: Shore Party and Beach Development p. 57; title: Darkness Jig-Day p. 69; title: Enemy Operations p. 61; title: The Counterattacks p. 62; title: The Attack on the Left p. 63; title: The Attack on the Center p. 64; title: The Attack on the Right p. 65; title: Chapter III. Surge to the South 69; title: Jig-Plus 1 — 25 July 1944 p, 69; title: Expansion of The Beachhead p. 71; title: Artillery Activities  p.75; title: Related Naval Activities p. 77; title: Jig-Plus 2 — 26 July 1944  p. 77; title: To the East Coast  p. 80; title: Engineer's and Shore Party p. 83; title: Jig:-Plus 3 and 4 — 27 and 28 July 1944  p. 85; title: The Longest Advance p. 88; title: Re-groupment of the Artillery  p. 90; title: Bad Weather and Its Effects p. 92; title: Jig-Plus 5 and 6 — 29 and 30 July 1944 p. 94; title: To and through Tinian Town p. 94; title: The 2d Division's Push to 0-7  p. 98; title: Chapter IV. Up the Cliff 102; title: Jig-Plus 7 — 31 July 1944 p. 102; title: The Struggle for a Toe Hold p. 107; title: The Night on the Cliff p. 109; title: Jig-Plus 8 — 1 August 1944  p. 113; title: To the Cliffs of Marpo Point  p. 115; title: Tinian Mop-Up p. 117; title: Chapter V. Conclusions 122; title: U.S. Tactics  p. 122; title: U.S. Intelligence p. 123; title: Japanese Tactics and Techniques p. 124; title: Fire Support p. 126; title: Naval Gunfire p. 126; title: Air-Support p. 127; title: Artillery p. 130; title: Tanks p. 131; title: Logistics p. 133; title: Signal Communications p. 139; title: Treatment of Civilians p. 140; title: The Assessment p. 142; title: Appendices 144; title: I. Bibliography p. 144; title: II.Chronology p. 147; title: III. NTUP Casualties p. 150; title: IV. Command Staff list of Major Units p. 151; title: V. Japanese Order of Battle — Tinian p. 156; title: VI. Task Organization p. 157; title: VII. Propaganda Texts p. 150; title: VIII. Origin of the White Beach Pan p. 161; title: IX. Index p. 163