RT Web Page DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 1091029300 LA English UL https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2093596 T1 Mass suicides on Saipan and Tinian, 1944 : an examination of the civilian deaths in historical context A1 Astroth, Alexander,, YR 2019 SN 9781476635163 1476635161 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"--