Amphibious Assault in the Pacific: From the Archive

By 1943, the war in the Pacific burned in its full fury. On November 20th, the Allies launched the first amphibious assault against heavily defended beaches in US history. The 2nd division of the US Marine Corps, used amphibious tractors and assault boats to reach the beaches of the Tarawa atoll, an enemy stronghold protected by 5,000 hardened Imperial Japanese marines. Ed Moore and Tommy Reed were decorated veterans of the 2nd Marine Division during the island campaigns in the Pacific War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Amphibious Assault in the Pacific: From the Archive is an episode from Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories by Robert Kirk.

This episode is 63:50 long.

This episode was published on Nov 27, 2025.

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