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1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 42 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Tom Weiner. |
| Summary |
On November 20, 1943, in the first trial by fire of America's fledgling amphibious assault doctrine, five thousand men stormed the beaches of Tarawa, a seemingly invincible Japanese island fortress barely the size of the three hundred-acre Pentagon parking lots. Before the first day ended, one-third of the marines who had crossed Tarawa's deadly reef under murderous fire were killed, wounded, or missing. In three days of fighting, four Americans would win the Medal of Honor and six thousand combatants would die. Now, Colonel Joseph Alexander, a combat marine himself, presents the full story of Tarawa in all its horror and glory: the extreme risks, the horrific combat, and the heroic breakthroughs. Based on exhaustive research, never-before-published accounts from marine survivors, and new evidence from Japanese sources, Colonel Alexander captures the grit, guts, and relentless courage of United States Marines overcoming outrageous odds to deliver victory for their country. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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United States. Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
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Tarawa, Battle of, Kiribati, 1943.
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Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati) -- History, Military.
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Weiner, Tom. Narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781982412258 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1982412259 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT10025238 |
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