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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The hard-hitting narrative 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 campaigns strategic failings. Indeed, it is questionable whether Japans diminished air power or the Palau airstrips were capable of posing a threat to the Philippines campaign. Moreover, Bitter Peleliu reveals how U.S. intelligence officers had also failed to detect the complex network of caves, tunnels, and pillboxes hidden inside the islands coral ridges. More importantly, they did not discern nor could they before it happened that the defense of Peleliu would represent a tectonic shift in Japanese strategy. No more contested enemy landings at the waters edge, no more wild banzai attacks. Now, invaders would be raked on the beaches by mortar and artillery fire. Then, as the enemy penetrated deeper into the Japanese defensive systems, he would find himself on ground carefully prepared for the purpose of killing as many Americans as possible. It was no less than attritional warfare.For the battle-hardened 1st Marine Division Peleliu was a hornets nest. The battle was unlike anything the division had seen before. Yet thanks to pre-invasion over-confidence on the part of commanders, 30 of the 36 news correspondents accredited for the campaign had left. Bitter Peleliu reveals the full horror of this 74-day battle, a battle that thanks to the reduced media presence has never garnered the type of attention it deserves.Pacific War historian Joseph Wheelan dissects the American intelligence and strategic failings, analyses the shift in Japanese tactics, and recreates the Marines horrific experiences on the worst of the Pacific battlegrounds. This book is a brilliant, compelling read on a forgotten battle. The hard-hitting narrative of the Pacific War's "forgotten battle" of Peleliu -- a story of intelligence failings and impossible bravery. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781472849502
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