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Despite rigorous thought-control by their war lords, Japan's millions could easily see that if a landing could be made at Saipan, it could be made in the Bonins (only 615 miles from Tokyo). What could be done there might be done on the sacred shores of Honshu itself...
Besides, this amphibious campaign-of the made-in-America type by which U.S. forces in two hemispheres have conquered historic handicaps-would win bases for U.S. air fleets. If the Americans' monstrous B-29s could come from western China to Yawata, they could come from Saipan (and, doubtless, Guam) to Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe...
...Japs fought desperately this week in their own front yard. In one of the greatest air battles of the Pacific war, hundreds of Jap planes took to the air, flew against a U.S. task force which was assaulting Saipan. Inside a few brief hours, said the U.S. Navy, more than 300 had been destroyed. On the island itself, U.S. troops fought...
...assault on the key Jap base in the Marianas had begun nine days before. For four days a U.S. naval force had pounded Saipan. Bombers from U.S. carriers had carried in their loads of destruction. For two days U.S. battleships, cruisers, destroyers had unloaded their long, hot guns on the island...
...Land." One high-ranking officer had said anxiously: "If we can land on Saipan we can land anywhere there are Japanese...