Historians John W. Dower, Craig Cameron, and Ronald Takaki argue that the Pacific War was a war of extermination fueled by race hate. Therefore, the clash between the military forces of the Japanese Empire and United States of America yielded a "kill or be killed" environment across the battlefields of the Pacific. This work examines the conduct of the Second Marine Division during its campaign of conquest against the Japanese held island of Saipan from June 15, 1944-July 9, 1944. It is based upon traditional military history sources to test their theories in context of the conduct of Marines toward Japanese soldiers and civilians during the Saipan campaign. Did Marines practice a war of extermination or conduct themselves in a humane manner?
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc6098 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Hegi, Benjamin P. |
| Contributors | Lewis, Adrian R., Moye, J. Todd, Campbell, Randolph B., 1940- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Hegi, Benjamin P., Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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