Victory at Peleliu
Blair, Bobby C. / DeCioccio, John Peter
A new look at one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War When the 1st Marine Division began its invasion of Peleliu in September 1944, the operation in the South Pacific was to take but four days. In fact, capturing this small coral island in the Palaus with its strategic airstrip took two months and involved some of the bloodiest fighting of the Second World War in the Pacific. Rather than the easy conquest they were led to expect, the M...