McQuarrie, Peter, <br/><br/>
The Gilbert Islands in World War Two / 
 Gilbert Islands in World War 2  Gilbert Islands in WWII 
Peter McQuarrie. 
 - 277 pages :  illustrations, portraits, map ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0971412782 9780971412781 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Kiribati<br/>Tarawa, Battle of, Kiribati, 1943
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>940.540099681