USS North Carolina, Saipan Bound by Anthony Saunders (AP)

By June 1944 the US Fleet had made a huge leap across the Pacific to the Marianas, a small group of Japanese held islands of which Saipan would prove the most difficult to overcome. The landing were supported by the US 5th Fleet, which included USS North Carolina together with an increasingly powerful armada of battle hardened warships.

Limited edition of 50 artist proofs.

Image size 24 inches xc 15 inches (61cm x 38cm)