The Assault on Peleliu, first published in 1950, is a detailed recounting of the U.
Included are more than 90 photographs and maps..
What followed were more than two months of bloody fighting resulting in heavy casualties before the island was declared secure in late November. 11, 000 hardened, entrenched Japanese troops, the 1st Marine Division began landing operations on September 15, 1944.
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Marines\' fierce battle for Peleliu, part of the Palau Islands in the south Pacific.
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The Assault on Peleliu, first published in 1950, is a detailed recounting of the U