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A November 1943 photograph showing US Marines attacking the beach and Japanese defences at Tarawa Atoll during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign (November 1943 - February 1944) in the Pacific War of WWII (1939-45).
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Archives, U. (2026, August 18). US Marines Attack Tarawa, 1943. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22042/us-marines-attack-tarawa-1943/
Chicago Style
Archives, USMC. "US Marines Attack Tarawa, 1943." World History Encyclopedia, August 18, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22042/us-marines-attack-tarawa-1943/.
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Archives, USMC. "US Marines Attack Tarawa, 1943." World History Encyclopedia, 18 Aug 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22042/us-marines-attack-tarawa-1943/.
