76 Hours; The Invasion of Tarawa
New York, N.Y. Jove Books, March 1988. Jove Edition [Stated], Special Action Photo Edition [Stated], First printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. x, [6], 281, [5] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Index. Some wear and sticker residue. Includes Guide to Abbreviation; 63 black and white maps; Prologue; Part 1: Before; Part 2: The First Day; Part III: The Second Day; Part IV: The Third Day; Part V: The Last Day. Also includes 2 appendixes: A Word About Organization; and Medal of Honor Recipients. Navy admirals assured Marine commanders that heavy bombardments would pound the Japanese to coral dust. But tidal conditions had been miscalculated, and Marines without combat experience waded 500 years through knee-deep water into withering enemy gunfire. This is the gripping and explosive story of how the Marines triumphed against impossible odds. Coauthor John E. Lane, a young Marine bugler who stormed the blood-soaked beach, relives with others those first days of intense fighting that changed the course of the war. Eric M. Hammel (June 29, 1946 – August 25, 2020) was a military historian, with a focus on the military campaigns of the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific War, and other military action in World War II as well as military conflicts including the Vietnam War and the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Hammel wrote a series of books about World War II Flying Aces but his most influential book was The Root: The Marines in Beirut, August 1982-February 1984 on the subject of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings. John E. Lane was born June 12, 1926. He held a master's degree from Columbia University. During the war, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, as a rifleman, runner, and radioman. More