With the Marines at Tarawa

With the Marines at Tarawa

Sinopse

Documentary short film depicting the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with National Archives and Records Administration in 2005.

  • 6.9
  • 1944
  • Released
  • 0h 18m
Status

Released

Original Language

en

Reviews

Geronimo1967
@Geronimo1967almost 2 years ago

With just about every Governmental agency behind it, this is clearly designed for US domestic consumption to bolster morale ahead of the looming D-Day - and it doesn't pull it's punches. On the other side of the world, a squad of marines is gathered on the deck of a destroyer attending a church service. They are aware that next day, they are to embark on a perilous mission to dispossess the Japane

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