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With the Marines at Tarawa

Friday, February 13, 2009

I’m not sure why, but I got to thinking about the short film, With the Marines at Tarawa. Scanning some search engine hits, I came across a NY Times review of the film from March 1944. It’s rather matter of fact… [The movie] opens with scenes of the sea soldiers in their camouflaged suits and […]

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WW2db.com Featured Image, #6

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Has it been nearly a month since my last featured image? Indeed it has. So I wanted to jump back in with something I’ve seen around and this image fit the bill. It comes from Tarawa early in the war and shows just how far the Marines (and others) had to go before the war […]

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