VICTORY AT PELELIU 81st Infantry Pacific Campaign HCDJ 1st Blair & DeCioccio

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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“NF/VG+ condition. Tight and unmarked with one tip bruised. Jacket with slight shelf-wear. See ...
Country of Origin
United States
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1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
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9780806141541
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-10
0806141549
ISBN-13
9780806141541
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99688360

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
328 Pages
Publication Name
Victory at Peleliu : the 81st Infantry Division's Pacific Campaign
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Subject
Military / World War II, Military / Strategy, Modern / 20th Century, Military / United States
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Author
Bobby C. Blair, John Peter Decioccio
Series
Campaigns and Commanders Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
23.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2010-033221
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"This authentic and balanced accoutnDestined to rank among the best division combat histories of GIs in World War II."-- Peter R. Mansour, author of The GI Offensive in Europe: The Triumph of American Infantry Divisions, 1941-1945
Series Volume Number
30
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
940.54/2666
Synopsis
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 World War in the Pacific. Now Bobby C. Blair and John Peter DeCioccio tell the story of this campaign through the eyes of the 81st Infantry to offer a revised assessment. Victory at Peleliu demonstrates that without the army's help the marines could not have succeeded on Peleliu., 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 World War in the Pacific. Rather than the easy conquest they were led to expect, the Marines who landed on Peleliu faced a war of attrition from the island's Japanese defenders, who had dug tunnels and fortified the island's rugged terrain. When the Marines' advance stalled after a week of heavy casualties, the "Wildcats" of the 81st Infantry Division were called in, at first as support. Eventually, the 1st Marines Division was evacuated and the 81st Infantry secured the island. Now Bobby C. Blair and John Peter DeCioccio tell the story of this campaign through the eyes of the 81st Infantry to offer a revised assessment. Previous accounts of the battle have focused on the 1st Marines, all but ignoring the 81st Infantry Division's contributions. Victory at Peleliu demonstrates that without the army's help the marines could not have succeeded on Peleliu. Blair and DeCioccio have mined the 81st Division's unit records and interviewed scores of veteran participants. The new data they offer challenge the orthodox view that the 81st Infantry merely mopped up an already broken enemy. Allowing their interviewees to tell much of the story, the authors also give a human face to a brutal battle. Although American efforts in the Palau Islands proved largely unnecessary to ultimately defeating the Japanese, the lessons learned on Peleliu were crucial in subsequent fighting on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The 81st Infantry's contributions are now part of that larger story.
LC Classification Number
D767.99.P4B55 2011

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