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Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa
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Setting the Stage
6:11 -
Assault Preparations
12:16 -
Sidebars: The 2d Marine Division at Tarawa; Major General Julian C. Smith, USMC; and The Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces
9:56 -
D-Day at Betio, 20 November 1943 - Part 1
26:37 -
D-Day at Betio, 20 November 1943 - Part 2
27:13 -
Sidebars: LVT-2 and LVT(A)2 Amphibian Tractors; ‘The Singapore Guns’; and Sherman Medium Tanks at Tarawa
9:03 -
D+1 at Betio, 21 November 1943
23:11 -
Sidebar: Colonel David M. Shoup, USMC
3:12 -
The Third Day: D+2 at Betio, 22 November 1943
25:20 -
Completing the Task: 23-28 November 1943
17:53 -
Sidebar: Incident on D+3
2:41 -
The Significance of Tarawa and Sidebar: Tarawa Today
14:37
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Landing on Betio meant solving the problem of a barrier reef before confronting the island's fortified beaches. Joseph H. Alexander's history follows the preparations for the Marine assault at Tarawa in November 1943, from the choice of landing vehicles to disputes over their transport. Amphibian tractors needed repairs and added armor, while commanders faced an island crowded with pillboxes, artillery positions and obstacles. These practical details connect the planning of an operation with the physical conditions awaiting its troops.
The account then turns to the difficult effort to secure and enlarge the beachheads. On 21 November, shallow water and unreliable communications complicated the arrival of reinforcements. Tanks, pack howitzers and naval support appear alongside observations by officers and a war correspondent. Readers interested in Pacific military history can examine how tides, equipment and the passage of orders shaped events on a small but heavily defended island.
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