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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good introduction about the Battle of Tarawa,
By Dalton C. Rocha (Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tarawa: A Legend Is Born (Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II, Battle Book No 8) (Paperback)
I read this good book, translated to the portuguese, here in Brazil.This book is very short, concise and easy to understand.This book also has many photos and a few maps;all of them black and white.The last chapter is about the consequences of this battle.
The failures of this good book are small.About the military equipament, mainly the anphibious vehicles, this book is a little weak. Even so, this book remains a good and short introduction, about the Battle of Tarawa, in 1943.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Brutal, Interesting, Readable,
By K.A.Goldberg (Chicago) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tarawa: A Legend Is Born (Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II, Battle Book No 8) (Paperback)
This book uses the concise Ballantine's combination of readable prose and graphic photo's to describe the brutal battle for Tarawa in 1943. As the author shows, the Japanese had fortified the island, and the assaulting U.S. Marines suffered heavy casualties on the beaches from defensive preparations and errors in planning and execution. Readers see that the U.S. soon prevailed, but at a cost of heavy caualties for both sides. We also see how later U.S. island-hopping used better planning, while Japanese defenders often retreated inland to avoid the heavy bombardment of the beaches. I'd have liked a bit more information on landing craft, but the book takes an effective look at a brutal battle.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
american histoy in concise form,
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This review is from: Tarawa: A Legend Is Born (Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II, Battle Book No 8) (Paperback)
This product was shipped to me very quickly, and as promised from the seller it was in very good shape for being such an old soft cover book. I recomend the Ballentine series of hitory books to any interested in this part of our heratage as a country, they are well written, with a wealth of photographs and maps.
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