Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa
- Author
- Joseph H. Alexander
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- United States. Marine Corps · Tarawa, Battle of, Kiribati, 1943
- Shelves
- World War II · Category: History - American · Category: History - Modern (1750+) · Category: History - Warfare
The opening, in English.
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Contents
Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa Setting the Stage Assault Preparations Sidebar: The 2d Marine Division at Tarawa Sidebar: Major General Julian C. Smith, USMC Sidebar: The Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces D-Day at Betio, 20 November 1943 Sidebar: LVT-2 and LVT(A)2 Amphibian Tractors Sidebar: ‘The Singapore Guns’ Sidebar: Sherman Medium Tanks at Tarawa D+1 at Betio, 21 November 1943 Sidebar: Colonel David M. Shoup, USMC The Third Day: D+2 at Betio, 22 November 1943 Completing the Task: 23-28 November 1943 Sidebar: Incident on D+3 The Significance of Tarawa Sidebar: Tarawa Today Sources About the Author About the Series Transcriber’s Notes
