Capture of Tarawa from Japan
Creator(s)
- United News Company (Producer)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
Scope and Content
The invasion fleet moves toward Tarawa. Marines land and fight after a naval bombardment. Shows the effect of the attack on Japanese emplacement.
Note(s)
United News Contents Sheets available in departmental files.
Subjects
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
- JAPAN
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (JAPANESE)
- DESTRUCTION
- MILITARY ADVANCES
- FIGHTING
- NAVY (GERMAN)
Places
- , Japan
Genre
- Newsreels.
- Film