Photo, above: Tinian. This is where US forces staged saturation bombing of Japan, and assembled and launched the 2 atomic bombs dropped on Japan. It's also where napalm was first used in warfare. It's lush and totally peaceful; has beautiful landscapes, rocky cliffs and coves, and close-in turquoise waters for outstanding diving. See: Hour 4, Block B,  THE BATTLE FOR TINIAN: Vital Stepping Stone in America's War Against Japan, by Nathan Prefer.

Tinian Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, western Pacific Ocean; formerly administered by the United States (1947-1986) under a United Nations trusteeship, and by Japan (1919-1944) under a mandate of the League of Nations. Tinian is a coral island 10 mi long and 4 mi wide. It's notable for its herds of wild cattle and its ancient ruins, consisting of two rows of truncated pyramids built of masonry. Following World War I the island, formerly a German possession, became one of the most heavily fortified Japanese bases in the Pacific. During World War II, US forces invaded Tinian on July 23, 1944, and brought the island under American control within a week. Tinian then became a powerful base for air operations against the Japanese home islands.

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW

Hour One

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II by John Geoghegan (1 of 4) 

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 1, Block B: Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II by John Geoghegan (2 of 4)

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 1, Block C: Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II by John Geoghegan (3 of 4)

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 1, Block D: Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II by John Geoghegan (4 of 4)

Hour Two

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 2, Block A: Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II by Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton (1 of 4) 

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 2, Block B: Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II by Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton (2 of 4)

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 2, Block C: Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II by Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton (3 of 4)

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 2, Block D: Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II by Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton (4 of 4)

Hour Three

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 3, Block A: LEYTE, 1944: The Soldiers' Battle by Nathan Prefer (1 of 4)

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 3, Block B: LEYTE, 1944: The Soldiers' Battle by Nathan Prefer (2 of 4) 

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 3, Block C: LEYTE, 1944: The Soldiers' Battle by Nathan Prefer (3 of 4)

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 3, Block D: LEYTE, 1944: The Soldiers' Battle by Nathan Prefer (4 of 4)

Hour Four

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 4, Block A: BATTLE FOR TINIAN, THE: Vital Stepping Stone in America's War Against Japan by Nathan Prefer (1 of 2)

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 4, Block B: BATTLE FOR TINIAN, THE: Vital Stepping Stone in America's War Against Japan by Nathan Prefer (2 of 2)

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 4, Block C: PACIFIC WAR UNCENSORED, THE: A War Correspondent's Unvarnished Account of the Fight Against Japan by Harold Guard and John Tring (1 of 2) 

Saturday 3 August 2013 / Hour 4, Block D: PACIFIC WAR UNCENSORED, THE: A War Correspondent's Unvarnished Account of the Fight Against Japan by Harold Guard and John Tring (2 of 2)

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