The 81st Infantry Division's Pacific Campaign
by
Bobby C. Blair, John Peter DeCioccio
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
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...