[Homer_J_Simpson]

Screening and discussion of “With the Marines at Tarawa” coming up next from the WWII conference.

http://ww2conference.com/home/

[BroJoeK]

Thanks! Interesting to note they called the Sherman on Tarawa a "medium tank".
It shows they understood in 1944 that our tanks were not equals for larger German "heavy tanks". I'm watching the speeches now...

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Screening and discussion of “With the Marines at Tarawa” coming up next from the WWII conference.

I learned from that discussion that a reason for releasing the documentary was to rebuild support for the war effort. The speaker, Dr. Allan Millett, explained that reports from Tarawa (he mentioned Hanson Baldwin in particular) gave the impression that the operation was a disaster rather than a hard-won victory. The movie was designed to counter that impression.