One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa (edit title)

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Liked It Rated 5 stars “This is one of the best books on the fighting in the Pacific I've ever read. The author weaves together a cast of characters and then follows them through the 76 hours of hell which ensued in the battle for Tarawa. Rather than give a detached view of the battle which reports on advances made by...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 5 stars

  “This is one of the best books on the fighting in the Pacific I've ever read. The author weaves together a cast of characters and then follows them through the 76 hours of hell which ensued in the battle for Tarawa. Rather than give a detached view of the battle which reports on advances made by units here and there, Wukovits tells the story of the battle from almost an entirely personal level via interviews and previously published sources. There is even some of the story told from the Japanese perspective, which is exceedingly rare since most Japanese troops didn't survive the battle. This book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in the Pacific Theatre in World War II, as well as anyone interested in the history of the U.S. Marines. A truly great read!”

  Marc T wrote this review Monday, June 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “This was an awesome account of the Battle for Tarawa. I'm biased because my uncle is a main character...Gene Seng, but it is an awesome book! I know Uncle Gene and my mom so much better after having read the book.”

  Kerri F wrote this review Monday, November 5 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No