The Gilbert Islands in World War Two - Softcover

McQuarrie, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971412782 ISBN 13: 9780971412781

Publisher: Masalai Press, 2012

Synopsis

World War Two history remembers the Gilbert Islands for the Battle of Tarawa, the US Marines' first bold amphibious assault against a Japanese stronghold in the Pacific Islands. But there is much more to the WWII story of the Gilbert Islands than a single battle. In addition to the Battle of Tarawa, this book also tells of the periods of Japanese and American occupations, of coast-watching and German raiders. This history of a time and place is also a story of the people involved. In addition to the Americans and Japanese it is also the story of Gilbert and Ellice Islanders, New Zealanders, British, Chinese, German-Marshallese and "Kai Viti" people (British Fiji Citizens), who by one means or another became caught up in the war in the Gilbert Islands. The author has used oral and written accounts of people who were directly involved, as well as official records in archives in Kiribati, Fiji, Tuvalu, New Zealand, the United States and Australia. This is a thoroughly researched, comprehensive and unique account of WWII as experienced in these small and remote atolls of the Central Pacific.

About this edition

• Publisher: Masalai Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0971412782
• ISBN 13: 9780971412781
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 298