76 Hours of Hell

The Battle of TARAWA 76 hours of Hell !

WW II : RARE COLOR FILM : TARAWA : 76 HOURS OF HELL - YouTube

IIRC, the Japanese commander of that island said something to the effect of "A million men couldn't breach these defenses in a thousand years".

Russ

At 3:40 is a rare glimpse of the Japanese and Marines feet apart.