RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 1049791315 LA English T1 Mass suicides on Saipan and Tinian, 1944 : an examination of the civilian deaths in historical context A1 Astroth, Alexander,, YR 2019 SN 9781476674568 1476674566 AB "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"--