Joseph Wheelan- Bitter Peleliu THE FORGOTTEN STRUGGLE ON THE PACIFIC WAR'S WORST BATTLEFIELD
Speaking of Writers Part 4 of a series on Victory in Japan Day (VJ Day 8/15/45. The hard-hitting history of the Pacific War's 'forgotten battle' of Peleliu - a story of intelligence failings and impossible bravery.
In late 1944, as a precursor to the invasion of the Philippines, U.S. military analysts decided to seize the small island of Peleliu to ensure that the Japanese airfield there could not threaten the invasion forces. This important new book explores the dramatic story of this ‘forgotten' battle and the campaign's strategic failings. Bitter Peleliu reveals how U.S. intelligence…
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