This work, titled "Saipan Conquest Sets Pattern for Vast Aerial Operations," was created by Charles H. Owens and published by the Los Angeles Times on July 10, 1944. The map measures 40 cm in width and 51 cm in height and is a color pictorial map mounted on Japanese paper. It focuses on the strategic importance of Saipan during World War II, illustrating the broader context of aerial operations in the Pacific theater. https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~263508~5524263:Saipan-conquest-sets-pattern-for-va?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&mi=23&trs=156&qvq=q:Formosa;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1#
1944
"American conquest of Saipan in the Marianas has completed a pattern for aerial operations of overwhelming dimensions. Military experts envisage bombing flights, principally those of the new B-29 #Superfortresses, originating from Saipan and ranging as far as Japan, #Formosa, the China coast."