Tuesday, November 02, 2021

Battle of Tarawa

 


THE MARINES AT TARAWA is a 1944 short documentary film directed by Louis Hayward. It used authentic footage taken at the Battle of Tarawa to tell the story of the American servicemen from the time they get the news that they are to participate in the invasion to the final taking of the island and raising of the Stars and Stripes.

See the film on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz5krwz9iFk

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The above Photo by:By USMC Archives from Quantico, USA