Complete[SOLO] Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa by Joseph H Alexander-ag

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Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa, by Joseph H. Alexander (1938 - 2014)

Volunteers outside the USA: Joseph H. Alexander died in 2014. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.
"Tarawa Atoll is 2,085 miles southwest of Pearl Harbor and 540 miles southeast of Kwajalein in the Marshalls. Betio is the principal island in the atoll. The Japanese seized Tarawa from the British within the first three days after Pearl Harbor. In August 1943, to meet in secret with Major General Julian C. Smith and his principal staff officers, Vice Admiral Raymond A. Spruance flew to New Zealand from Pearl Harbor. Spruance told the Marines to prepare for an amphibious assault against Japanese positions in the Gilbert Islands in November. General Smith’s operations officer, Lieutenant Colonel David M. Shoup, studied the primitive chart of Betio and saw that the tiny island was surrounded by a barrier reef. Shoup asked Spruance if any of the Navy’s experimental, shallow-draft, plastic boats could be provided. 'Not available,' replied the admiral, 'expect only the usual wooden landing craft.' Shoup frowned. General Smith could sense that Shoup’s gifted mind was already formulating a plan. The results of that plan were momentous. The Tarawa operation became a tactical watershed: the first, large-scale test of American amphibious doctrine against a strongly fortified beachhead." (Summary by Joseph H Alexander)
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Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48836

Target completion date: 2021-07-04

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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
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For the first section, say:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa, by Joseph H. Alexander. Section Title."
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"Section (or Chapter) # of Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa, by Joseph H. Alexander. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
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Hi,
I will MC this for you. The magic window is up.
Thanks,
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Awesome! Thanks!
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May I DPL?
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I think I'll jump in and sign you up, Kevin.
Over to Going Solo. :)
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Awesome! Thanks, Kevin!

I'm finishing up another project and will probably start recording on this later next week. I'm working a bit slower than usual because the weather is nice and I'm outside more.
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I know exactly what you mean. Spring is wonderful!
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Sections 3, 4, and 5 PL OK!
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