$46.04
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
20 September 2018
Summary
Tells the remarkable story of how a few brave marines managed to single-handedly turn the tide against the Japanese in the Battle of Tarawa. In May 1943 a self-described “really young, green, ignorant lieutenant” assumed command of a new Marine Corps company. His even younger enlisted Marines were learning to use an untested weapon, the M4A2 “Sherman” medium tank. His sole combat veteran was the company bugler, who had salvaged his dress cap and battered horn from a sinking aircraft carrier.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781612006512 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1612006515 |
| Author: | Oscar Gilbert, Romain Cansière |
| Publisher: | Casemate Publishers |
| Imprint: | Casemate Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 20 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 438g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm |
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”… unique study describes the battle of Tarawa as you’ve never seen it: from the tankers point of view…”
The book is useful to wargamers in making clear the real weaknesses in the US amphibious assault tactics at that time… * Miniature Wargames - William de Pretre 14/01/2019 *A fascinating book. I cannot recommend it highly enough. It deserves a place on the shelves of any student of armour or the Pacific campaign. * Army Rumour Service 18/12/2018 *
About The Author
Oscar Gilbert
Oscar E. Gilbert was a U.S. Marine Corps artilleryman and instructor, and retired after a thirty-eight year career in government service, university teaching, and international petroleum exploration. He is the author of numerous books on military history. Romain V. Cansière is a native of southern France, interested in the U. S. Marine Corps since his teenage years. His current historical research is on the Marine Corps in World War I.
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