James F Dwyer

Annihilation Beach James F Dwyer

Before the historic battle for Iwo Jima was fought...there was Tarawa!!! Experience the incredible horrors and the distinguished heroism of the battle for Tarawa with a platoon of marines who must fight their way ashore and then battle the Japanese defenders in their hidden bunkers and foxholes! The hellacious fighting for this tiny island took place in November of 1943 and the legendary battle went on for three and a half days between the elite Japanese Rikosentai who refused to give up...and the marines of the Second Division...who refused to stop. When this bare-knuckled brawl was finally over, four Medals of Honor had been earned and the Marine Corps had gained another battle star that would be remembered in history as one of their toughest fights. This fact-based fiction story is a great read for anyone wishing to know what the island war in the Central Pacific Theater was really like...and it is written through the eyes of the American marines and Japanese soldiers who had to fight it out toe-to-toe on a little island that is smaller than Central Park in New York City!