Underwater Archaeology of a Pacific Battlefield

Foreword I David Conlin.- Foreword II Jennifer F. McKinnon and Toni L. Carrell.- Chapter 1: Underwater Archaeology of a WWII Battlefield Jennifer F. McKinnon.- Chapter 2: An Historical Overview of the Battle for Saipan Genevieve Cabrera.- Chapter 3: Archaeological Survey of WWII Landing Beaches on the West Coast of Saipan Jason M. Burns and Michael C. Krivor.- Chapter 4: The Archaeological Survey of WWII Underwater Cultural Heritage: A Multi-Agency, Collaborative Approach Jason T. Raupp, Jennifer F. McKinnon, Peter Harvey and John San Nicolas.- Chapter 5: In the drink: Sunken Aircraft of the Battle of Saipan Samantha Bell.- Chapter 6: Whatever Works: Amphibious Tractors and Field Expedient Armor Modifications W. Shawn Arnold.- Chapter 7: Landing at Saipan: The Three M4 Sherman Tanks that Never Reached the Beach Matthew Hanks.- Chapter 8: Between Land and Sea: Surveying the Shoreline C. Rachel Katz.- Chapter 9: On-Site Conservation Surveys Vicki Richards and Jonathan Carpenter.- Chapter 10: Fish Habitat provided by Saipan's WWII Submerged Heritage Ash M. Fowler and David J. Booth.- Chapter 11: Captured in Color: The Making of an Interpretive Film Toni L. Carrell.- Chapter 12: "They Drank Their Own Tears": Archaeology of Conflict Sites Jennifer F. McKinnon.

Dr. Jennifer McKinnon, the senior editor, has nearly 20 years of experience conducting archaeology and eight years teaching maritime archaeology. McKinnon was employed as a Senior Lecturer at Flinders University, Australia from 2006-2013 and now is an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University, North Carolina. During her time at Flinders she was the principal investigator of the WWII Maritime Heritage Trail: Battle of Saipan Project, a multi-year teaching and research project that focused on the investigation and interpretation of the WWII Battle of Saipan. This project partnered with Ships of Discovery of which Jennifer is a Research Associate. The project had a strong community engagement component and included students, managers, volunteers, and colleagues from Australia, the US and Saipan. McKinnon received the Governor's Humanities Award for Preservation of CNMI Heritage in 2011 for her work in Saipan. McKinnon has co-edited two books (In Situ Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Public, Professionals and Preservation, PAST Foundation; A Year in Review: 2006 Program in Maritime Archaeology, Flinders University Maritime Archaeology Monograph Series), published a number of peer-reviewed journal articles (including Journal of Maritime Archaeology, International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, Bulletin of the Australasian Institute of Maritime Archaeology) and written book chapters (two in Springer Press), as well as countless archaeological reports and public outreach products. McKinnon has also reviewed publications for Journal of Maritime Archaeology, Post-Medieval Archaeology, Maney Publishing, Left Coast Press, International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, Historical Archaeology, Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, Queensland Archaeological Research, and Northeastern Historical Archaeology.