As some of you have pointed out, we missed a map insert around 3:50. We always want to deliver you the best final product, but sometimes things slip through the cracks. We're working to have it fixed! Updated: video is ready to go now :)
The Americans attack the Gilbert Islands this week, and though they successfully take Tarawa and Makin Atolls, it is VERY costly in lives, and show that the Japanese are not going to be defeated easily. They also have a naval battle in the Solomons. Fighting continues in the Soviet Union and Italy, and an Allied conference takes place in Cairo, a prelude for a major one in Teheran next week. Join us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/WW2_222_DE Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Hosted by: Indy Neidell Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński Community Management: Ian Sowden Written by: Indy Neidell Research by: Indy Neidell Map animations by: Daniel Weiss Map research by: Sietse Kenter Edited by: Lucas Aimo Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman Sound design by: Marek Kamiński Colorizations by: Mikołaj Uchman, Daniel Weiss Source literature list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com Image sources: US Navy Film Archive USHMM NHK Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: Break Free - Fabien Tell Sudden Escape - Brightam Orchestra Trapped in a maze - Philip Ayers Legions - Jo Wandrini Anxiety attack - Bonnie Grace Dark Beginning - Johan Hynynen Warning signal - Max Anson The Proving Grounds - Dragon Tamer Watchman - Yi Nantiro Not Safe Yet - Gunnar Johnsen I am unbreakable - Niklas Johansson Last Strike for Glory - Dream Cave A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.