{"product_id":"one-square-mile-of-hell-the-battle-for-tarawa-paperback","title":"One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Wukovits\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe riveting true account of the Battle of Tarawa, an epic World War II clash in which the U.S. Marines fought the Japanese nearly to the last man.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In November 1943, the men of the 2d Marine Division were instructed to clear out Japanese resistance on the Pacific island of Betio, a speck at the end of the Tarawa Atoll. When the Marines landed, the Japanese poured out of their underground bunkers--and launched one of the most brutal and bloody battles of World War II. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For three straight days, attackers and defenders fought over every square inch of sand in a battle with no defined frontlines, and where there was no possibility of retreat--because there was nowhere to retreat to. It was a struggle that would leave both sides stunned and exhausted, and prove both the fighting mettle of the Americans and the fanatical devotion of the Japanese. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawn from new sources, including participants' letters and diaries and exclusive firsthand interviews with survivors, \u003ci\u003eOne Square Mile of Hell\u003c\/i\u003e is the true story of a battle between two determined foes, neither of whom would ever look at the other in the same way again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Wukovits\u003c\/b\u003e is a military expert and an authority on U.S. history in the Pacific Theater of World War II. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePacific Alamo: The Battle for Wake Island\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as several military biographies and many articles for such publications as \u003ci\u003eWWII History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNaval History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e World War II\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Naval War College Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAir Power History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45342085054566,"sku":"9780451221384","price":35.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/soQeDc93un9780451221384.webp?v=1774864225","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/one-square-mile-of-hell-the-battle-for-tarawa-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}