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Across the Reef : The Marine Assault of Tarawa

Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa

Setting the Stage

Assault Preparations

The 2d Marine Division at Tarawa

Major General Julian C. Smith, USMC

The Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces

D-Day at Betio, 20 November 1943

LVT-2 and LVT(A) 2 Amphibian Tractors

‘The Singapore Guns’

Sherman Medium Tanks at Tarawa

D+1 at Betio, 21 November 1943

Colonel David M. Shoup, USMC

The Third Day: D+2 at Betio, 22 November 1943

Completing the Task: 23–28 November 1943

Incident on D+3

The Significance of Tarawa

Tarawa Today

Sources

Errata

About the Author