Marines In World War II - The Battle For Tarawa [Illustrated Edition]

The Story of the bloody brutal Battle of Tarawa, also known by its codename Operation Galvanic, was the first time that the Americans and principally the Marine Corps faced serious opposition to a seaborne landing.
Contains 30 photos and 12 maps and charts.
“Tarawa was the first in a series of amphibious operations which carried United States forces across the Central Pacific to the homeland of Japa...