“"The book's great strength is its collected recollections of U.S. participants, chiefly former Marines. This alone would commend its publication."-Spencer C. Tucker In June 1944 the attention of the nation was riveted on events unfolding in France. But in the Pacific, the Battle of Saipan was of extreme strategic importance. This is the gripping account of one of the most dramatic engagements of World War II.”

“The book's great strength is its collected recollections of U.S. participants, chiefly former Marines. This alone would commend its publication. ”
 — Spencer C. Tucker

“The bloody seizure of Saipan by US amphibious forces in 1944 spelled certain doom for Imperial Japan. Harold Goldberg's riveting story of this conflict brings the dead back to life by blending rigorous research with dramatic narratives by hundreds of survivors. He has written a superb account of a pivotal, little-known, and heart-breaking battle.”
 — Col. Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (ret.), author of Storm Landings: Epic Amphibious Battles in the Central Pacific

“[U]sing recent interviews he conducted with extant US veterans, [Goldberg] skillfully develops the soldiers' view of the battle for Saipan in an engaging, clearly written and interesting volume that should be recommended to all students studying the Pacific war. October 2009”
 — The Journal of Military History