Bloody Tarawa a pictorial record, expanded edition now with 307 gripping photos / Eric Hammel, John E. Lane.

Bloody Tarawa a pictorial record, expanded edition now with 307 gripping photos /

On the morning of Saturday, November 20, 1943, the U.S. 2d Marine Division undertook the first modern amphibious assault against a well-defended beachhead. The objective was tiny Betio Island in Tarawa Atoll. The result was an classic story of tragedy and near defeat turned around into an epic of vi...

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Main Authors: Hammel, Eric M. (Author), Lane, John E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Pacifica, California : Pacifica Military History, [2013]
Edition:Second edition ; expanded edition.
Subjects:
United States. > Marine Corps. > Marine Division, 2nd.
United States. > Marine Corps > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Tarawa, Battle of, Kiribati, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Kiribati.
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