The Pyrrhic Victory of the First Marine Division on Peleliu, 1944
by
Peter Margaritis
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2018
On September 15, 1944, the United States, in its effort to defeat the Japanese Empire, invaded a tiny island named Peleliu, located at the southern end of the Palau Islands. This island chain lay in the main line of the American advance eastward. The Pacific High Command saw the conquering of this...