Battle of Tarawa | Diorama of the Day

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Diorama by: Paul Keefe
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Battle of Tarawa
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The Battle of Tarawa was a battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, largely fought from November 20 to November 23, 1943. It was the first American offensive in the critical central Pacific region.
It was also the first time in the war that the United States faced serious Japanese opposition to an amphibious landing. Previous landings met little or no initial resistance. The 4,500 Japanese defenders were well-supplied and well-prepared, and they fought almost to the last man, exacting a heavy toll on the United States Marine Corps. The US had suffered similar casualties in other campaigns, notably Guadalcanal, but never in such a short period of time. Nearly 6,000 Japanese and Americans died on the tiny island in 76 hours of fighting.
American casualties on the beach were so severe that over a hundred corpses were never repatriated. Staff Sgt Norman T. Hatch, a combat cameraman who filmed the bodies on the beach, produced images that were so disturbing that he had to obtain permission from President Franklin Roosevelt before they could be shown to the public. The footage was included in the 1944 short documentary With the Marines at Tarawa, and was the only film to contain gruesome scenes of American dead up to that date.

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[Devi1DogCota]

Beautiful! Shows exactly what it was like. -Semper Fi!

[KnorpelDelux]

Amazing work. I love the style of these videos you upload. Makes me want to get my Tamiya stuff out and working again :D

[zombie12slayer]

that's a great diorama. keep up the good work!: )

[Legoairborne101]

i went there when i went on a trip to a bunch of the islands, and that island is so small!

[rolficus]

us marines forged a good reputation there todays wars are uneccesary and moulded out of greed by the bankers

[ThePanzerWarMachine]

@TheGeneralBruiser

The United States Marine corps Hyme.

[pinheadq41]

Beautiful, years ago when I was younger, much younger, I built dioramas as a hobby. So I can and do appreciate the work done here. I use to spend hours painting the faces and hands, so I know the work that went into this. I went on the build models out of brass, taking plastic models and doubling their size in the brass. I worked as a machinist and had all the tooling I needed to create those models. Time has taken it's toll on me and the brass models, but viewing these is great to see.

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[TheGeneralBruiser]

What was the name of that music?

[kyffaa]

I keep looking at this diorama from time to time coz it is so nice!!

[greengirl2107]

what brand is it? great model

[Regionskid]

one thing its great but you need to add a little dirt and wear to the uniforms they wear.

[ModellMeister]

What kit was the japanese infantry and their machinegun?