Usually associated with "sun, sand and snorkelling" the Pacific island of Saipan was a surprising location ... a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your ...

U.S. Marines dig in on the beach at Saipan. Defense Dept. photo (Marine Corps.) June 1944. Library of Congress. On June 15, 1944, American forces invaded the island of Saipan, part of the Mariana ...