Bloody Tarawa: The 2d Marine Division, November 20-23, 1943 by Eric Hammel, John E. Lane
Bloody Tarawa: The 2d Marine Division, November 20-23, 1943

Eric Hammel, John E. Lane

Bloody Tarawa: The 2d Marine Division, November 20-23, 1943

Eric Hammel, John E. Lane

304 pages first pub 1978 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative tense medium-paced
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On the morning of Saturday, November 20, 1943, the 2d Marine Division undertook the first modern amphibious assault against a well-defended beachhead. The objective was tiny Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, and the going was supposed to be easy—a targe...

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