The Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign (November 1943 to February 1944), a key strategic step forward in WWII's Pacific War, saw US forces launch multiple amphibious landings against Japanese-held islands and coral atolls in Micronesia. Victory came at a high price in casualties, but the campaign further secured the US's supply lines in the South Seas and enclosed Japan within the western half of the Pacific. US forces could now launch attack…
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