Good evening. Im oliver north and im at the National Museum of the pacific war hereein fredericksburg, texas. Welcome to war stories. They called it bloody tarawa. The gibraltar of the pacific. A legendary battle in world war ii that cost the lives of nearly 6,000 combatants in a scant 76 hours. How could so much blood be shed over an island the size of new yorks central park . Japanese commander bragged with weapons like this artillery piece and that tank, he could hold tarawa against a million americans for 100 years. But we proved him wrong. One survivor said that every participant became a hero in spite of himself. Gruesome images of death from this tiny issand stunned our nation and forever changed the way americans looked at the realities of war. This is the story of 12,000 courageous marines and sailors who wouldnt accept defeat in capturing this island from a determined enemy for whom surrender was an option. Summer 1943. America was waging war on two fronts. From north africa,
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If they begin their careers in towns and villages which struggle to attract Family Doctors. In sport, england all rounder ben stokes has been dropped by one of his sponsors following his arrest outside a bristol nightclub, and then an ill judged online video, for which he has apologised. And matt has the weather. Good morning. Yes, got details on whats coming up today after a day of flooding in parts of north west england, dry and bright for many. Details on hurricane 0phelia, what that means for us and why im here in the beautiful surroundings of 0sterley house. See you in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The government is expected to announce a cap on Energy Prices for 12 million households later this morning. The business secretary greg clark will publish a draft bill which gives the Energy Regulator new powers to limit customers bills. Sean has more. Its been a big political potato, energy bills, of late. So, consumer groups have been saying for quite a while that c
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