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The Gilbert Islands in World War Two

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Availability:In StockContributor:Peter McQuarriePublish date:2012-07-30Pages:298
Language:EnglishPublisher:Masalai PressISBN-13:9780971412781ISBN-10:971412782UPC:9780971412781Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, OceaniaBook Topic:World War IISize:8.27 x 5.83 x 0.62 inchesWeight:0.7915Product ID:SCH2NC05Y0
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Masalai PressISBN-13:9780971412781ISBN-10:971412782UPC:9780971412781Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, OceaniaBook Topic:World War IISize:8.27 x 5.83 x 0.62 inchesWeight:0.7915Product ID:SCH2NC05Y0
Publisher: Masalai Press

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