Tarawa
“A million men cannot take Tarawa in 100 years.”
– Rear Admiral Keiji Shibasaki, Imperial Marine Japanese commander in charge of the defense of Tarawa
It took about 4,000 Marines and Sailors three days.
“A million men cannot take Tarawa in 100 years.”
– Rear Admiral Keiji Shibasaki, Imperial Marine Japanese commander in charge of the defense of Tarawa
It took about 4,000 Marines and Sailors three days.