 Tarawa
There is nothing so subject
to the inconstancy of fortune
as war.
Miguel De Cervantes
ABOUT WARFARE ON TARAWA IN WWII:
"The first amphibious battle, perhaps the worst battle, was around Tarawa in November, 1943. The marines ignored the advice of native Chamorros and attacked the main island of Tarawa Atoll -- a coral hummock called Betio -- at low tide. The shock troops had to wade, swim, stumble, and bleed 700 yards to the beach under withering fire..." READ MORE
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