Pacific Inferno: Warriors of WW2 Season 1 Episode 4 Gilbert Islands
- January 1, 2024
- 28 min
The Battle of the Gilbert Islands in World War II was a pivotal amphibious assault by the United States against heavily fortified Japanese positions on Tarawa, Makin, and Apamama Atolls, resulting in intense and costly fighting and ultimately securing a crucial step in the Central Pacific island-hopping strategy.