The Gilbert And Ellis Islands Pacific War

Author : Jim Moran
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526751208
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gilbert and Ellice Islands—Pacific War written by Jim Moran and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-02-28 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial history of US assaults on these Japanese-occupied islands during World War II. This book in the Images of War series covers the dramatic events that befell both the Gilbert and Ellice Pacific island groups using a wealth of photos and informed text. Soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the Gilbert Islands were occupied by the Japanese, who built a seaplane base at Butaritari. In August 1942 this base was attacked by the US 2nd Raider Battalion, also known as Carlson’s Raiders. As a result the base was reinforced and a second built at Apamama. Betio Island on the Tarawa Atoll became the main Japanese strong point. Operation Galvanic, the US assault on Butaritari, Apamama, and Betio, was launched in November 1943 by the 2nd Marine Division and the 27th Infantry Division. While short in duration, the Betio battle has the dubious distinction of being the most costly in US Marine Corps history. Enriched by the author’s in-depth knowledge and access to superb contemporary images, this book is ideal for both historians and anyone interested in the Pacific War. “An excellent overview of the battle for the Gilberts.” —Air Power History

Author : Peter McQuarrie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780971412781
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gilbert Islands in WWII written by Peter McQuarrie and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War Two history remembers the Gilbert Islands for the Battle of Tarawa, the US Marines' first bold amphibious assault against a Japanese stronghold in the Pacific Islands. But there is much more to the WWII story of the Gilbert Islands than a single battle. In addition to the Battle of Tarawa, this book also tells of the periods of Japanese and American occupations, of coast-watching and German raiders. This history of a time and place is also a story of the people involved. In addition to the Americans and Japanese it is also the story of Gilbert and Ellice Islanders, New Zealanders, British, Chinese, German-Marshallese and "Kai Viti" people (British Fiji Citizens), who by one means or another became caught up in the war in the Gilbert Islands. The author has used oral and written accounts of people who were directly involved, as well as official records in archives in Kiribati, Fiji, Tuvalu, New Zealand, the United States and Australia. This is a thoroughly researched, comprehensive and unique account of WWII as experienced in these small and remote atolls of the Central Pacific.

Author : Peter McQuarrie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conflict in Kiribati written by Peter McQuarrie and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the political, social and military context of the Second World War as it affected Kiribati. Uses oral and written accounts from people directly involved and official records.

Author : Henry Evans Maude
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony written by Henry Evans Maude and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Philip Axtell Crowl
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seizure of the Gilberts and Marshalls written by Philip Axtell Crowl and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study in amphibious warfare that describes how the imperfections of American amphibious doctrine, first revealed at Tarawa and Makin, were corrected in the highly successful landings on Kwajalein and Roi-Namur.

Author : Christine Liava'a
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781927160381
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taan Buaka Mai Nukan Te Betebeke written by Christine Liava'a and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At the beginning of the Great War, the German owned islands of Samoa, Nauru, New Guinea and Micronesia were invaded by New Zealand, Australia, and their ally Japan, intent on bringing these islands under Allied jurisdiction. In 1917 the German raider Wolf, with her seaplane Wolfchen laid mines and attacked ships throughout the western Pacific, sinking the ships and taking all the passengers and crew on board. The Wolf made its way back to Kiel, Germany by early 1918, with all her captives. Over 600 people became prisoners of war altogether. In the British possessions of Ocean Island, Nauru, and the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony the colonial officers and phosphateers volunteered to join the Australian and New Zealand forces. Taan Buaka mai nukan te Betebeke lists the people involved in these events, with military and family information and details of awards and deaths. As many as possible names of the prisoners of war are included"--Publisher information.

Author : Earl R. Hinz
Publisher : Bess Press
ISBN 13 : 9781573060080
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pacific Island Battlegrounds of World War II written by Earl R. Hinz and published by Bess Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights decisive WWII military operations in Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia, and their effects on the islands. Illustrations, maps, and index.

Author : Michael B. Graham
Publisher : Presidio Press
ISBN 13 : 9780891416524
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mantle of Heroism written by Michael B. Graham and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty Years Ago, American troops came perilously close to disaster on the Pacific's remote Gilbert Islands. Just before dawn on Sunday, November 20, 1943, Operation Galvanic was launched - the first major amphibious operation against Japanese-held islands. Over 100,000 men and the largest assembly of warships in history were in place off islands shielded by razor-sharp barrier reefs. An easy and "glorious" victory was anticipated in this battle, the symbolic first step toward Tokyo. Confidence was high as the Americans boarded their landing craft. It seemed impossible that any living thing could have survived the intensity of the naval and air bombardment that had been aimed at these small spits of land for the past few days. But the Japanese had prepared well. Just a few hours later, at Tarawa Atoll, the confidence changed to horror as the amphibious vehicles were torn apart by murderous fire, and the Marines, forced to wade ashore, were cut down by enemy machine guns. The few survivors who made it to the beach huddled behind a seawall amid piles of bodies and hideously twisted wreckage, numbed by the ferocity of the resistance. Based on careful research of all unpublished and published sources - the first such synthesis of all available material - Michael Graham has written one of the most readable pieces of military history to be published in many years. The capture of Tarawa and Makin atolls was billed as a stunning victory, but the cost is questioned to this day.

Author : Geoffrey Miles White
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pacific Theater written by Geoffrey Miles White and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Carl M. Becker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Common Warfare written by Carl M. Becker and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast majority of soldiers and sailors fighting in World War II did not engage the enemy directly. Indeed, for every infantryman actually fighting, eight others were supporting him--driving trucks laden with food and ammunition, securing captured areas, servicing the machinery of war, and manning desks.This is the story of two enlisted men who served in the Pacific war zone in a support capacity. Theirs is not a tale of blood and fighting; instead it is the story of how they adjusted to the routine of war and the relationships they formed with their comrades.