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The Gilbert Islands in World War Two / Peter McQuarrie.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oakland, Calif. : Masalai Press, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 277 pages : illustrations, portraits, map ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0971412782
  • 9780971412781
Other title:
  • Gilbert Islands in World War 2
  • Gilbert Islands in WWII
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.540099681 23
Summary: 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.--Cover.
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Book Interloans South Campus Main Collection 940.540099681 MCQ (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Issued 11/10/2024 A499664B

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index.

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.--Cover.

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