Julian Smith, commander of the Second Marine Division, declared the enemy on Tarawa "wiped out." Source: US Naval Institute, US Marine Corps By November 23, 1943 — after 76 hours of fighting ...

causing the US naval service – of which the Marine Corps was an element - to finally take seriously the problems inherent in amphibious warfare. In succeeding chapters Hemler discusses the assaults ...

Documentary short film depicting the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership ...

Peleliu and Tarawa. This image shows Carl Gorman on the island of Saipan. Image caption, 5/7: Code Talking was immensely successful, giving the US Marines the upper hand in co-ordinating combat ...

"I was drafted and two of us were pulled out ... he was sent to Camp Tarawa, a training camp located on Hawaii and was constructed and used by the 2nd Marine Division during World War II.