Tarawa 1943: Blood in the Pacific – U.S. Marines Face Hell

November 1943 – U.S. Marines land on the tiny island of Tarawa, part of the Gilbert Islands, in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. The Japanese defenders were deeply entrenched, and the coral reefs made amphibious landings nearly impossible. Marines waded through chest-high water under heavy fire, facing brutal resistance. In just 76 hours, over 6,000 men were killed—a shocking toll that stunned Americans back home. The Battle of Tarawa proved the price of island-hopping—and what lay ahead in the Pacific theater.

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