In November, 1943, miscalculated tidal conditions forced inexperienced Marines to march through 500 yards of knee-deep water under enemy fire as they attacked the Tarawa Atoll. Here is the gripping story of how the Marines triumphed against impossible odds.
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On the morning of November 20, 1943, the U.S. Marine Corps undertook its first modern amphibious assault. Although they were assured that the island of Betio would be pounded to coral dust by a pre-invasion bombardment, the first wave of Marines to hit the beach found the defenses manned by determined foes. This is the gripping, epic tale of the ...
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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 target already ""pounded into coral dust"" by a massive naval and air bombardment. But what the Marines ...
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