Tarawa 1943
Subtitle: The turning of the tide (Campaign)
Contributors: Howard Gerrard (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: October 25, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781841761022
Subjects: Battles & campaigns; European history: Second World War; History: American; History; History - Military / War; Europe; Japan; Military - World War II; History / Military / World War II
First sentence: The arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry's flotilla of 'black ships' in Tokyo Bay in 1853 heralded Japan's emergence as a modern power after centuries of self-imposed feudalism.