Project Gutenberg 2015-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 932 Alexander, Joseph H. 1938 2014 Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa Marines in World War II, Commemorative Series Produced by Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa" by Joseph H. Alexander is a historical account written in the early 21st century. The book examines the brutal and significant battle of Tarawa, which was part of the Pacific Campaign during World War II. It provides an in-depth look at the planning and execution of the Marine Corps assault on the heavily fortified Betio Island, detailing the military strategies, challenges, and key figures involved in this pivotal operation. The opening of the book sets the stage for the impending assault, introducing key military leaders such as Vice Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and Major General Julian C. Smith. The narrative reveals the intense preparations leading up to the assault, outlining the terrain's challenges and the formidable Japanese defenses established by Admiral Tomanari Saichiro. Alexander highlights the urgency and gravity of the impending attack, foreshadowing the heavy casualties and fierce combat that would soon unfold as U.S. Marines prepared to storm the beaches against daunting odds. This detailed introduction effectively immerses the reader in the historical context and sets a tone of impending conflict and valor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States. Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 Tarawa, Battle of, Kiribati, 1943 D731 Text World War II Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 250905 251026 2024-09-20T11:00:33.470762 2023-09-21T07:38:07.138282 text/html text/html 241948 2015-04-30T10:52:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 6627091 2015-04-30T10:52:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 7730642 2024-09-20T11:00:40.860663 application/epub+zip 7731092 2024-09-20T11:00:35.296706 application/epub+zip 180709 2024-09-20T11:00:34.243705 application/epub+zip 7797902 2024-09-20T11:00:44.921743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7759782 2024-09-20T11:00:39.777696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218309 2022-09-22T07:14:01.342469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207390 207167 2024-09-20T11:00:32.511703 2023-09-21T07:38:05.143280 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 207391 2015-04-30T10:52:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 78261 2015-04-30T10:52:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18503 2024-09-20T11:00:45.066645 application/rdf+xml 13651 2024-09-20T11:00:34.339687 image/jpeg 2810 2024-09-20T11:00:34.291751 image/jpeg 6670086 2024-09-20T11:00:33.681728 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog