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The Devil's Anvil - The Assault on Peleliu (Hardcover, New)
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The Devil's Anvil - The Assault on Peleliu (Hardcover, New)
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On September 15, 1944, General William Rupertus and the 16,000
Marines of the U.S. 1st Marine Division moved confidently toward
Peleliu, an obscure speck of coral island 500 miles east of the
Philippines. Though he knew a tough fight awaited him, Rupertus
anticipated a quick two-day crush to victory, strengthening Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's flank in his drive on the Philippines. Instead,
as The Devil's Anvil reveals, American forces struggled desperately
for more than two months against 10,000 deeply entrenched Japanese
soldiers who had spent six months preparing for the battle. By the
time the weary Americans could claim a victory, the fight had
become one of the war's most costly successes. Even more tragic,
Peleliu was later deemed a more or less unnecessary seizure. For
those who survived, Peleliu remains a bitter, emotionally
exhausting chapter of their lives. In The Devil's Anvil, Hallas
reports on the personal combat experience of scores of officers and
enlisted men who were at Peleliu. These men describe the
heartbreaking loss of friends, the pain of wounds, and the heat,
dirt, and exhaustion of a fight that never seemed to end.
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