IntroductionTinian is a small island in the Mariana Group located approximately 3,500 miles west of Hawaii and 1,400 miles southeast of Tokyo, Japan. The island was discovered by Ferdinand Magellan who first landed on the island of Guam in 1521. The island remained under Spanish control for centuries. Tinian remained under Spanish control until the Spanish-American War of 1898, when the American cruiser USS Charleston entered Guam harbor to lay claim to that island. Spain realized this at the end of the war and sold the remaining Mariana Islands to include Tinian to Germany. The German regime did not last long during World War I and conquered the Mariana Islands with the exception of Guam which remained under US control. The natives of the Marianas are known as Chamorros and the native language is Chamorro. Although the original language is now mixed with Spanish, German, and Japanese, it is still used to this day. During World War II, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Guam was also attacked and seized by the Japanese army. started. The United States now focused its attention on the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and the Mariana Islands. Hoping to retake Guam from the Japanese, the United States wanted to capture the remaining islands as well. These islands would be on the front lines of the war in the Pacific. 1HistoryWhy did the US Army want to take control of Tinian? The island would be the new home of the newly formed Twentieth Air Force. The United States saw Ushi Point Airfield as the perfect place to set up the air base, which would land its B-29s while en route to bomb Japan. The Marines also needed to take control of Tinian to prevent the Japanese... middle of paper... a plan of attack and a realistic logistics plan that could keep pace with the attack. These few principles have been the key to victory countless times in the past and will continue to open the door to victory on the battlefields of the future. These are the lessons that are the legacy of the Battle of Tinian, which we still use and improve through planning. The Battle for Tinian is one of the most successful planned amphibious operations in history. 11Works CitedAllan, May. Marine assault on Tinian. Volume 13. July 1998. I prefer, Nathan. The Battle for Tinian. Philadelphia: United States of America and Great Britain by Casemate Publishers. 2012. Lieutenant General William K. Jones, USMC (Ret.). Marine Corps Journal. Marine Corps Association: Marine Corps Association, June 1988. Major Hoffman, Carl. The Tinian seizure. Washington DC Press: 1951