Download or read book History of United States Naval Operations in World War II: New Guinea and the Marianas, March 1944-August 1944 written by Samuel Eliot Morison and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 8: New Guinea and the Marianas, March 1944-August 1944 covers five of the most eventful months of the Pacific war. Awash with spectacular rescues of downed airmen, bold beach landings, and brilliant though risky strategic gambles, this volume carries Morison's coverage of the war in the Pacific through the Allies' securing of Dutch New Guinea and the Marianas.