Saipan: D-Day in the Pacific
In June 1944, as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Europe, another brutal invasion was unfolding thousands of miles away in the Pacific. The Battle of Saipan would become one of the most important—and devastating—campaigns of World War II. In this episode of History Shorts, we explore why the tiny island of Saipan mattered so much to both the United States and Japan. American forces faced fierce resistance as they fought across jungles, cliffs, and fortified defenses, while Japanese soldiers and civilians confronted the terrifying reality of defeat. The battle would ultimately…
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