The Assault on Peleliu

<p><strong>The Assault on Peleliu</strong> first published in 1950 is a detailed recounting of the U.S. Marines' fierce battle for the Peleliu part of the Palau Islands in the south Pacific. Facing approx. 1100 hardened entrenched Japanese troops the 1st Marine Division began landing operations on September 15 1944. What followed were more than two months of bloody fighting resulting in heavy casualties before the island was declared secure in late November. Included are more than 90 photographs and maps.</p>