The Start of the Island Hopping | Battle of Tarawa - 1943

The story of the first American amphibious landing in the central Pacific. For 76 hours, the men of the 2nd Marine Division fought hard against a determined enemy on Betio Island, the largest island of the Tarawa Atoll. This battle will become known in history as the battle of Tarawa. 📚 RECOMMENDED READING One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa - John Wukovits: https://amzn.to/3OD4Ipt Tarawa 1943: The turning of the tide (Campaign, 77) - Derrick Wright (Author), Howard Gerrard (Illustrator): https://amzn.to/4kTgwzM As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. 🎖️ SUPPORT THE PROJECT ✅ If you’d like to support this work and access full episode scripts and archival materials, you can join on Patreon:   / fromthebattlefields   📌 Subscribe for more long-form battlefield history:    / @fromthebattlefields   🎬 WATCH NEXT Battle of Okinawa complete series:    • Battle of Okinawa   Pacific Theater all episodes:    • Pacific Theatre   #worldwartwo #militaryhistory #ww2 #pacificwar #WW2Battles #FromTheBattlefields Twitter:   / fbattlefields  

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