Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa (Paperback)

from george1295

In his book, Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa, author, Joseph H. Alexander provides a very readable narrative history of the events prior to, during and immediately after this historic battle. The book is repleate with detail, perhaps at times too much detail. It is well written and prov...

from JohnGorski

Excellent account of this brutal watershed battle. The author provides a cogent strategic and operational overview before concentrating on the tactical situation that dominated three days of fighting between US Marines and Japanese Special Naval Landing troops.

from george1295

In his book, Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa, author, Joseph H. Alexander provides a very readable narrative history of the events prior to, during and immediately after this historic battle. The book is repleate with detail, perhaps at times too much detail. It is well written and prov...

from Charlie

The naval battle of Midway in June 1942 meant that Japan no longer had a chance to win the war in the Pacific. With four carriers and their valuable air crews lost, Japan could no longer be aggressive in sending naval forces to oppose American advances. The question for American military planners...

from Charlie

The naval battle of Midway in June 1942 meant that Japan no longer had a chance to win the war in the Pacific. With four carriers and their valuable air crews lost, Japan could no longer be aggressive in sending naval forces to oppose American advances. The question for American military planners...