With the Marines at Tarawa (1944)

Directed by

Louis Hayward

Genre

documentary film, war film, propaganda film

Country

United States

Runtime

18 min

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1944 documentary short shows American servicemen preparing for and fighting in the Battle of Tarawa. It uses real footage to follow the invasion from the initial orders through to the flag raising.

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What happens

With the Marines at Tarawa is a 1944 short documentary film directed by Louis Hayward. It uses authentic footage taken at the Battle of Tarawa to tell the story of the American servicemen from the time they get the news that they are to participate in the invasion to the final taking of the island and raising of the Stars and Stripes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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