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Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa
Alexander USMC (Ret.), Colonel Joseph H.
Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa
Alexander USMC (Ret.), Colonel Joseph H.
On November 20, l943, 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 Pentagon parking lots (three-hundred acres!).
328 pages, 42 b/w photos; 19 line drawings
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 16, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9781591140030 |
Publishers | Naval Institute Press |
Pages | 328 |
Dimensions | 147 × 221 × 23 mm · 537 g |
Language | English |