Foreign Relations of Kiribati - Ambassadors to Kiribati, Bilateral Relations of Kiribati, Foreign Ministers of Kiribati, Treaties of Kiribati (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Ambassadors to Kiribati, Bilateral relations of Kiribati, Foreign Ministers of Kiribati, Treaties of Kiribati, Wars involving Kiribati, Fourth Geneva Convention, United Nations Charter, Battle of Tarawa, Battle of Makin, First Geneva Convention, Third Geneva Convention, Cuba-Oceania relations, Makin Island raid, Anote Tong, Second Geneva Convention, Treaty of Rarotonga, People's Republic of China - Kiribati relations, Pacific Alliance Leaders Meeting, Cuba-Kiribati relations, Alik L. Alik, Kiribati - United States relations, France-Kiribati relations, Parties to the Nauru Agreement, Visa policy of Kiribati, List of High Commissioners from New Zealand to Kiribati, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1248, Treaty of Tarawa, List of diplomatic missions in Kiribati, List of diplomatic missions of Kiribati. Excerpt: Map of Tarawa Atoll Map of Betio, Tarawa Atoll Marines seek cover behind a sea wall on Red Beach 3, Tarawa. A Marine fires on a Japanese pillbox.The Battle of Tarawa was a battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, largely fought from November 20 to November 23, 1943. It was the first American offensive in the critical central Pacific region. It was also the first time in the war that the United States faced serious Japanese opposition to an amphibious landing. Previous landings met little or no initial resistance. The 4,500 Japanese defenders were well-supplied and well-prepared, and they fought almost to the last man, exacting a heavy toll on the United States Marine Corps. The US had suffered similar casualties in other campaigns, notably Guadalcanal, but never in such a short period of time. Nearly 6,000 Japanese and Americans died on the tiny island in 76 hours of fighting. American casualties on the beach were so severe that over a hundred corpses were never repatriated. Staff Sgt Norman T. ...