Japanese Infantryman Vs US Marine Rifleman: Tarawa, Roi-Namur, and Eniwetok, 1943-44

by Gregg Adams

Featuring evocative artwork plates and carefully selected photographs, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops who contested the islands of Tarawa, Roi-Namur, and Eniwetok during 1943-44. On November 20, 1943, amphibious vehicles carrying Marines of the 2d Marine Division reached the shores of Betio Island in the Tarawa Atoll, defended by a determined Japanese garrison that would fight to the last man. This began a test by combat of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472857917
• ISBN13: 9781472857910
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 9.6"