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Victory in the Pacific 1945 (History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Vol.14)
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IT WAS a long, hard pull for the Navy across the Pacific to within striking distance of Japan; but, by the time Saipan in the Mariana had been conquered (August 1944) and the major part of Luzon liberated (February 1945), two practicable routes were open to the ultimate objective - the Nanpo Shoto and the Nansei Shoto island chains.
