Among Heroes A Marine Corps Rifle Company on Peleliu

Few Americans know of the battle of Peleliu. It never received the iconic recognition of the other amphibious assaults in the Pacific during World War II such as Iwo Jima or Okinawa. At the time of the invasion in 1944, only a handful of journalists even covered the operation because it was expected...

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Main Author: Ainsworth, Jack R. (auth)
Other Authors: Pope, Laurence (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Quantico, VA Marine Corps University Press (MCUP) 2011
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