Pictures From World War I
Picture collection: Trenches on the Western Front, a British Mark IV tank crossing a trench, Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles, a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks, and German Albatros D.III biplanes.
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Lost Evidence: Tarawa 5 of 5
Outstanding documentary on Tarawa. Tarawa was a nightmare. The entire 2nd Marine Division was required taking an island of 1 square mile in area. The island was defended by 3,000 Imperial Marines. The beachhead was contested from the start. Upwards of 1,000 U.S. Marines were killed in action.
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Lost Evidence: Tarawa 4 of 5
Outstanding documentary on Tarawa. Tarawa was a nightmare. The entire 2nd Marine Division was required taking an island of 1 square mile in area. The island was defended by 3,000 Imperial Marines. The beachhead was contested from the start. Upwards of 1,000 U.S. Marines were killed in action.
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Lost Evidence: Tarawa 3 of 5
Outstanding documentary on Tarawa. Tarawa was a nightmare. The entire 2nd Marine Division was required taking an island of 1 square mile in area. The island was defended by 3,000 Imperial Marines. The beachhead was contested from the start. Upwards of 1,000 U.S. Marines were killed in action.
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Lost Evidence: Tarawa 2 of 5
Outstanding documentary on Tarawa. Tarawa was a nightmare. The entire 2nd Marine Division was required taking an island of 1 square mile in area. The island was defended by 3,000 Imperial Marines. The beachhead was contested from the start. Upwards of 1,000 U.S. Marines were killed in action.
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Lost Evidence: Tarawa 1 of 5
Outstanding documentary on Tarawa. Tarawa was a nightmare. The entire 2nd Marine Division was required taking an island of 1 square mile in area. The island was defended by 3,000 Imperial Marines. The beachhead was contested from the start. Upwards of 1,000 U.S. Marines were killed in action.
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Snipers One Shot One Kill PART 5 OF 5
Statistics prove it's damned hard to kill an enemy soldier on the battlefield. That's why the US Marine Corps urges its best marksmen to become snipers--human machines, inhuman patience and precision. From distances up to three miles, tomorrow's Marines train to neutralize enemies with one shot from their rifles--a shot that can mean the difference between peaceful surrender and bloody assault. We journey from Vietnam to Africa and Eastern Europe to observe these snipers watching...waiting...firing.
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Snipers One Shot One Kill PART 4 OF 5
Statistics prove it's damned hard to kill an enemy soldier on the battlefield. That's why the US Marine Corps urges its best marksmen to become snipers--human machines, inhuman patience and precision. From distances up to three miles, tomorrow's Marines train to neutralize enemies with one shot from their rifles--a shot that can mean the difference between peaceful surrender and bloody assault. We journey from Vietnam to Africa and Eastern Europe to observe these snipers watching...waiting...firing.
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Snipers One Shot One Kill PART 3 OF 5
Statistics prove it's damned hard to kill an enemy soldier on the battlefield. That's why the US Marine Corps urges its best marksmen to become snipers--human machines, inhuman patience and precision. From distances up to three miles, tomorrow's Marines train to neutralize enemies with one shot from their rifles--a shot that can mean the difference between peaceful surrender and bloody assault. We journey from Vietnam to Africa and Eastern Europe to observe these snipers watching...waiting...firing.
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Snipers One Shot One Kill PART 2 OF 5
Statistics prove it's damned hard to kill an enemy soldier on the battlefield. That's why the US Marine Corps urges its best marksmen to become snipers--human machines, inhuman patience and precision. From distances up to three miles, tomorrow's Marines train to neutralize enemies with one shot from their rifles--a shot that can mean the difference between peaceful surrender and bloody assault. We journey from Vietnam to Africa and Eastern Europe to observe these snipers watching...waiting...firing.
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