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BL
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| Record Number
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1002084
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b756454
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| Main Entry
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Alexander, Joseph H.,1938-2014.
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| Title & Author
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Across the reef : : the Marine assault of Tarawa /\ by Joseph H. Alexander.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: Marine Corps Historical Center :: [Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., distributor],, 1993.
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| Series Statement
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Marines in World War II commemorative series
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| Page. NO
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52 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 28 cm.
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| ISBN
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0788135384
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: 9780788135385
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| Notes
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Cover title.
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Shipping list no.: 93-0617-P.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (page 3 of cover).
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| Abstract
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Tarawa is one of the few Pacific battlefields that has remained essentially unchanged for the half century that followed WW II. Visitors to Betio Battlefield can readily see wrecked American tanks & LTVs along the beaches, as well as the ruins of Japanese gun emplacements & pill boxes.
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United States.-- History-- World War, 1939-1945.
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United States.
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United States.
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| Subject
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Tarawa, Battle of, Kiribati, 1943.
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| Subject
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Kiribati.
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| Dewey Classification
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940.54/26
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| LC Classification
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D767.917.A44 1993
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| Added Entry
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Marine Corps Historical Center (U.S.)
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