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The Marshall Islands 1944: Operation Flintlock, the capture of Kwajalein and Eniwetok (Campaign) Paperback – October 22, 2004

by Gordon L. Rottman (Author), Howard Gerrard (Illustrator)

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Following the capture of Tarawa in November 1943 during World War II (1939-1945), American eyes turned to the Marshall Islands. These were the next vital stepping-stone across the Pacific towards Japan, and would bring the islands of Guam and Saipan within the reach of US forces. In their first amphibious attack, the new 4th Marine Division landed on Roi and Namur islands on 1 February 1944, while US 7th Division landed on Kwajalein. At the time this was the longest shore-to-shore amphibious assault in history. The lessons of the bloody fighting on Tarawa had been well learned and the successful attack on the Marshalls set the pattern for future amphibious operations in the Pacific War.

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Highly visual guides to history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics, and experiences of the opposing forces throughout each campaign, and concluding with a guide to the battlefields today.

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Gordon L Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969–70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a special operations forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Centre for 12 years and is now a freelance writer.

Series: Campaign (Book 146)
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (October 22, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1841768510
ISBN-13: 978-1841768519
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To the Marshalls....

ByHMS WarspiteTOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICEon April 18, 2013

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In early 1944, the United States Army and Navy were fighting their way back across the Central Pacific, en route to Japan's home islands and the center of its Imperial ambition. In the way were the Marshall Islands, a long string of islands and atolls barring the way west, including Kwajalein, with its airfields and a potential fleet anchorage in the world's largest lagoon. The Marshalls were part of Japan's outer defensive perimeter. The 4th Marine Division and the Army's 7th Division were assigned to capture them. This is their story...

Author Gordon Rottman and illustrator Howard Gerrard do the honors for "The Marshall Islands 1944", an Osprey Campaign series entry detailing Operation Flintlock, the capture of Kwajalein and Eniwetok. After describing the opposing commanders, armies, and their plans, Rottman walks the reader through the complicated sequence of events by which U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Army elements methodically rooted the Japanese out of the principal islands, while bypassing some others. The text is enhanced by maps, period photographs, diagrams and illustrations. In a remarkably orderly if sometimes bloody operation, the U.S. neutralized the Marshalls and prepared for onward operations.

Rottman's heavy use of military jargon can be confusing to those unfamiliar with the terminology, but it is worth the effort to keep up with the narrative; highly recommended as an introduction to a less well known operation in the Pacific campaign.

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Excellent Synopsis of Multiple Battles

ByMike Dillemuthon April 1, 2011

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All in all, this book provides a good overview of the multiple battles that occurred in Operation Flintlock. The author, Gordon Rottman, organizes the battles in chronological order. In particular, he provides detailed coverage of the island battles of Roi-Namur, Kwajalein, Eniwetok, Burton, Engebi, and Parry.

One drawback is that too much time is spent on describing the geography and history of the various islands. Information on distances and elevations would be useful if it pertained to a battle. In this case, however, much of the information is superfluous.

The book contains several informative battle maps. They provide the names of the landing beaches and the specific units involved in each assault. The geographic maps are also helpful in indentifying the numerous islands in each atoll. Different islands are constantly identified in the text. Instead of losing orientation, the reader can keep going back to these maps for geographic reference. One downside is that readers will occasionally need a magnifying glass to see the names on the maps. The book has three 3D birds' eye view maps of the major battles on Roi-Namur, Kwajalein, and Engebi islands. Each of these is very good.

The book has a large number of black and white photos. These photos convey a clear image of events. Some photos are amazingly dramatic. For example, the author included a picture of the explosion at the Torpedo Warhead Warehouse on Namur Island. This explosion caused half the casualties suffered by the 24th Marines.

Bottom line: this book is well organized and easy to read. The author did a good job of consolidating several battles into one coherent narrative. Despite the difficulty of reading some of the maps, they are nevertheless helpful in allowing the reader to follow the campaign.

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A Competent Factual Summary of a Multi Faceted Operation

ByDave Schranckon July 23, 2009

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This is one operation that I haven't read much about prior to this book so I learned quite a bit. According to the author there were nine phases to the operation, though two were the most important.

In the introduction, the author, probably using his encylopedia of Pacific Islands, describes all the pertinent Atolls and islands in the chain. The shapes, size, landmarks and distances from other islands are discussed. Some of the islands mentioned are Kwajalein, Roi / Namur, Ebeye, Majuro, Engebi, Eniwetok, Parry and a half dozen more. These will be the islands mentioned most in the Operation chapter.

The Chronology comes next; my initial impression was its too brief and in bad need of enhancement but with the 3-D maps, Mr Rottman gives hourly coverage of three of the major landings, making up for the brief Chronology.

The Opposing Plans for the US describes the schedule and which units willl take part in the capturing of the islands. I would have preferred more details but in this short brief, Mr Rottman does a good job. The author then describes the Japenese plan called Operation Z. This is an overall plan for defending the homelands and the remaining controlled islands, not just the Marshalls. A major portion of Operation Z relies heavily on the air force but the US is too strong and will disassemble their air force.

The Opposing Commanders is adequate while Opposing Forces, I found, very good. There are so many islands and so many units involved in taking the islands it could get confusing but Mr Rottman does a good job in explaining things.
The author spends the next 50 pages describing the actual assaults of the islands; some were more heavily defended than others. The author spends a lot of time on the Roi / Namur and Kwajalein invasions; it was quite good. The other landings, being less critical were given less space. This is operational coverage and anecdotal experiences will be absent.

To assist in your understanding of this operation, the author has given you nine 2-D maps and three 3-D maps and all are very useful. The 3-D maps of Roi-Namur and Kwajalein were especially good. There are three 2-page illustrations and many fine photos to help you with the narrative. The aerial photos of many of the islands were great. An Order of Battle for the US side is included.

The author has done an admirable job in fitting Operation Flintlock in 96 pages. If you have any interest in this operation, this book will be helpful. If you already have another book on the subject, this book with its many fine maps and photos will be a nice supplement to your collection.

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Get One If You Know Someone Who Was There

ByMark Tweedyon July 23, 2016

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My father was involved in these campaign and like a lot of men from the 'greatest generation' he did not talk much about the war outside of where he had been and this book truly sheds the light I need. One of my older brothers found this book and I need one for myself to honor my dad.

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Four Stars

Limited info on 4th Marines

Published 4 months ago by Walter B

Five Stars

Excellent Would use this seller again.

Published 9 months ago by Mike La Bonne

Excellent.

I knew little about the Marshall islands, never heard about Majuro, Roi-Namu at all. This was a very comprehensive read of the entire saga. Excellent.

Published 9 months ago by Glenn Bingham

Five Stars

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Published 1 year ago by Richard J Sloan

Five Stars

great buy

Published 1 year ago by William L Hickman

Four Stars

Good read enjoyed the book

Published 1 year ago by Charles M. Smith

I still liked it because my Dad was a Marine who fought ...

An abundant amount of detail. I still liked it because my Dad was a Marine who fought on these islands and I was able to identify the unit he was in and where he landed.

Published on June 28, 2015 by Joe

Three Stars

Average treatment of Marshalls Campaign

Published on February 21, 2015 by R. Koons

excellent reference

This book offers a great reference for WWII history buffs. The order of battle and the detail revealed makes this a must read for you.

Published on September 16, 2014 by Kendo

Good reading

The book was a good read. It was descriptive with good maps. My only complaint is when providing maps use indicators for all discussed sites.

Published on January 28, 2014 by Larry A. Hilbert

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