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One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa

One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa

The riveting true account of the Battle of Tarawa, an epic World War II clash in which the U.S. Marines fought the Japanese nearly to the last man.

In November 1943, the men of the 2d Marine Division were instructed to clear out Japanese resistance on the Pacific island of Betio, a speck at the end of the Tarawa Atoll. When the Marines landed, the Japanese poured out of their underground bunkersâ€”and launched one of the most brutal and bloody battles of World War II.Â

For three straight days, attackers and defenders fought over every square inch of sand in a battle with no defined frontlines, and where there was no possibility of retreatâ€”because there was nowhere to retreat to. It was a struggle that would leave both sides stunned and exhausted, and prove both the fighting mettle of the Americans and the fanatical devotion of the Japanese.

Drawn from new sources, including participantsâ€™ letters and diaries and exclusive firsthand interviews with survivors,Â One Square Mile of HellÂ is the true story of a battle between two determined foes, neither of whom would ever look at the other in the same way again.
Country USA
Brand Dutton Caliber
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780451221384
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2007-08-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780451221384

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