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As it Happened: Tarawa

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Tarawa was the most strongly defended island in the Pacific which the Japanese boasted that a million Americans couldn’t take the island in one hundred years. On Tarawa the Marines faced their sternest test yet.

DirectorAshley Gething
WriterAshley Gething
ProducersBrian Aabech·Taylor Downing

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Cast · Directed by Ashley Gething

SRStephen Rashbrook
Stephen Rashbrook
Narrator

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As it Happened: Tarawa is streaming on Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV and Tubi TV in United States, and available to rent or buy on Google Play Movies and YouTube. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, As it Happened: Tarawa is not on Netflix in United States as of September 2026. It's currently on Fandango at Home Free and Pluto TV.

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As it Happened: Tarawa is available to stream free (with ads) on Fandango at Home Free and Pluto TV in United States.