Invasion! The Americana were still amateurs at amphibious warfare. At Guadalcanal they had just been lucky. But now, in a three-pronged attack uniting the Army, Navy, and Marines, the U.S. was poised to invade the Gilbert Islands. This group of coral atolls, together with the Marshall Islands, was the nerve center of Japan's defense system. Storm over the gilberts is the behind the lines planning which became a battle between Allied commanders. And here is the courageous hell-torn action of one of the most strategic victories in the Pacific. For seven days, in unbearable heat, the deadly warfare raged on land, sea, and in the air. The Japanese were well fortified behind their coral cairns and coconut log barricades, and they would die before surrendering. This is the true story of the heroic American conquest of the Gilbert Islands--a hard won victory that thundered all the way to Tokyo! -- From Thriftbooks.com.

Prologue : Mistake at Makin -- The coming of Spruance -- The fleet assembles -- Engagement -- October planning -- Prelude -- Invasion -- The first day -- The second day -- Thrusts and counterthrusts at sea -- The third day -- Banzai -- Tarawa victory -- The Liscome Bay -- The storm over the Gilberts.