How the US Won the Battle of Tarawa

6.3K views · 66 reactions | #OTD in 1943, the Battle of Tarawa began. This scene from the Academy Award winning documentary "With the Marines at Tarawa" of @Marines firing on Japanese soldiers in the open is believed to be the only combat footage that captures American and Japanese individuals in the same frame | U.S. Naval Institute | Facebook

162 reactions · 11 shares | On October 4th, witness one of WWII’s battles brought to life. The assault on Tarawa cost over 3,000 American casualties in just 3 days—and now you can see what they faced. Experience live battle reenactments with simulated explosions, WWII vehicles, blank-firing weapons, and a real working no flamethrower! | National Museum of the Pacific War | Facebook

190K views · 7.4K reactions | Seventy-six years ago today, the Marines landed at Tarawa. During this three-day battle, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps lost more than 1,600 men. Today, we honor them. | U.S. Marine Corps | Facebook

1M views · 19K reactions | On this day in 1943, U.S. troops stormed the Japanese-held Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. The bloody, 76-hour Battle of Tarawa is remembered as the first major American offensive in the central Pacific. For the full story, watch this clip from The Pacific War in Color: Island Hopping. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

23K views · 279 reactions | The island hopping strategy brought American forces to the Marshall Islands in 1944. Facing fierce Japanese defenses, American soldiers feared a repeat of Tarawa. Meanwhile General Douglas MacArthur oversees the brutal Bougainville campaign. #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #pacificwar #USA #Japan | War Stories | Facebook

954K views · 10K reactions | If you’re not a reenactor or collector, there’s a good chance you’ve never even heard of this popular 1903 variant. #wwii #history #didyouknow | World War Wisdom | Facebook