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Say "D-Day" and most people will think of the Normandy invasion in June of 1944. But, many remarkable amphibious landings played out during World War II. As "Operation Overlord" unfolded in Europe, another massive armada was underway. "Operation Forager" stood ready to storm the beaches of the Mariana Islands.

Thirty-seven hundred miles from Hawaii, the Mariana Islands were the main Pacific outpost for the Japanese Empire. Fiercely defended by over 70,000 troops, the airfields on Saipan, Guam and Tinian were "must have" pieces of real estate. If taken, swarms of massive four-engine B-29 bombers would be able to devastate mainland Japan and stop the war machine in its tracks. On these tiny islands, the 100,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines faced a determined enemy. The Japanese defenders had been given a simple order: absolutely no surrender. Our victory would come at a very high price.

This chilling episode of "War Stories with Oliver North" brings you onto the "White Sands of Hell." You'll face an enemy 4,000 strong in a "banzai" charge. You'll hear the actual recording of Marines hitting the beach. And you'll witness how thousands of Japanese civilians took their own lives at "Suicide Gulch." From the "Great Mariana's Turkey Shoot", you'll meet legendary Navy ace pilot Alex Vraciu and listen as he recounts shooting down six Japanese bombers in less than eight minutes.

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