The Island That Defended Tarawa, Betio #ww2 #history
The Island That Defended Tarawa, Betio Betio was tiny, but Japan turned it into the fortress that made Tarawa one of the Pacific war's bloodiest fights. Packed with trenches, pillboxes, coastal guns, tanks, and interlocking fields of fire, the island was built to stop an assault at the water's edge and make every yard cost blood. #Betio # ...