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011			_aChanged OCLC from 810317931 to 842310890
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035			_a(ATU)b12622850
035			_a(OCoLC)842310890
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082	0	4	_a940.540099681 _223
100	1		_aMcQuarrie, Peter, _eauthor. _91049399
245	1	4	_aThe Gilbert Islands in World War Two / _cPeter McQuarrie.
246	3		_aGilbert Islands in World War 2
246	3		_aGilbert Islands in WWII
264		1	_aOakland, Calif. : _bMasalai Press, _c[2012]
264		4	_c©2012
300			_a277 pages : _billustrations, portraits, map ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index.
520			_aWorld 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.
588			_aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xCampaigns _zKiribati _9706841
650		0	_aTarawa, Battle of, Kiribati, 1943 _9340303
907			_a.b12622850 _b09-11-17 _c28-10-15
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