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World War II experience. Season 2, Pacific theater. Aldo Giannini : 2nd Division, 8th Marines, 2nd Battalion, E Company, Machine Gun Platoon U. S. Marine Corps (1943-1946) / Veteran Documentary Corps and El Dorado Films presents ; a John Giannini film ; produced by Daniel Leonard Bernardi.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Marine Corps.
- United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Veterans.
- Veterans--United States--Interviews.
- Veterans.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (12 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Aldo Giannini : Pacific theater
- World War II experience. Aldo Giannini : 2nd Division, 8th Marines, 2nd Battalion, E Company, Machine Gun Platoon U. S. Marine Corps (1943-1946)
- Place of Publication:
- El Dorado Hills, CA : El Dorado Films, 2014.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- The story of WWII U.S. Marine veteran Aldo Giannini, who fought in the infamous Battle of Tarawa. Enduring a shrapnel injury and witnessing a staggering 3,250 U.S. casualties, Aldo reflects on a battle which gained the U.S. very little in the war.
- Participant:
- Aldo Giannini, interviewee.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed September 1, 2020).
- OCLC:
- 1195890125
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