The Battle of Tarawa was the opening campaign of the U.S. drive across the central Pacific during World War II.

Howard P. Brisbane was a Navy medic killed during World War II, lost in the fierce Pacific fighting of the Battle of Tarawa. Brisbane’s family knew he died on the beaches of a remote island, but they ...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (WITN) - Marines at Camp Lejeune paused on Tuesday to remember the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa. The 2d Marine Regiment started the day with a 10-mile hike and ended ...

I’ve long been an aficionado of World War II history, and a sucker for decennial anniversaries. So I didn’t want to let the 80th anniversary of the underappreciated Battle of Tarawa pass unremarked.

TEMPLE — For Paul Quinn, this weekend marks the end of a nearly seven-decade quest for closure — the day his uncle David finally comes home to New Hampshire. For years, Paul Quinn and his family ...

Navy spokesmen last week tried to correct the impression at home that Tarawa’s cost had been too high (TIME, Dec. 13). Dead, wounded & missing were fewer than the previously announced 3,583. Best ...

As the American offensive prepared to claim the coral atoll of Tarawa in November of 1943, they were confident that their more potent force and resources would be enough to defeat the outnumbered ...

America is getting ready to celebrate its 250th birthday, and each day leading up to it, we're featuring a piece of South ...

Siwash the Duck during the Battle of Tarawa. (USMC photo) The Battle of Tarawa was 76 hours of pure death and destruction. In 1943, 18,000 United States Marines duked it out with more than 2,600 ...