A training film titled 'Tarawa operations' about Allied invasion of Tarawa during World War II. A map of the Pacific region depicts the location of the Gilbert Islands. A map of the Gilbert Islands including Tarawa. Animated map of Tarawa depicts the area of the atoll. A map of Betio island depicts its area. Animation depicts wind direction that helps in anchoring of landing crafts.
A training film about the Allied invasion of Tarawa during World War II. Photographs of Tarawa taken by reconnaissance aircraft before the Battle of Tarawa. Animated map of Betio island. Depiction of position of 8 inch and 140 mm guns. A map depicts the position of Japanese tank traps. Position of barbed wire fences around the island. Position of coconut barriers.
A training film about Allied invasion of Tarawa during World War II. Troops of U.S. 2nd Marine Division embark onto transport ships in Wellington, New Zealand. An invasion convoy underway in the Pacific Ocean. Troops practice landing. Landing crafts underway at sea. Officers climb down the stairs aboard a ship. U.S. aircraft provide air cover. Marines exercise on the deck of a ship. Ammunition belts being loaded. Weapons being test fired. Blinker signals being sent. A destroyer delivers the message for attack. The Marines are briefed aboard a ship. The Marines attend religious services aboard a ship. The invasion convoy underway at sea.
A training film about Allied invasion of Tarawa during World War II. Animated map of Betio island depicts the area where transports arrived at the island. An invasion convoy underway in the Pacific Ocean. Aircraft in flight as they provide air cover. A coast being bombarded. Smoke rises from coastal installations.
A training film about Allied invasion of Tarawa during World War II. Animated map of Betio island depicts different beaches assigned to different Marine Battalions. Marines in Landing Vehicle Tracked head for a beach. Smoke rises from the coast due to bombing. Aircraft in flight as they provide an air cover. The Marines on the beach.
A film titled 'Soldiers of the sea' about the training of United States Marines. Aerial view of a Marine Corps base in San Diego, California. A car enters through a gate. A poster reads 'US Marines'. A Marine talks to men near the poster. A sign outside an office reads 'Recruiting officer'. A recruit takes an oath. He gets a haircut. Uniform being issued to the recruit. A Marine blows a bugle. Recruits get up and put on their clothes. The recruits in a classroom. They are taught about various parts of a ship with the help of a model of a ship. A sign reads 'Never say you to an officer' as recruits learn military etiquettes. They learn to prepare a casemate hammock.
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