Peleliu, 1944 by Harry A. Galley - 1983

The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company, 1983. Hardback. Very Good. VERY GOOD in very good dust jacket. No marks, gently read. Binding is tight and square. xii, 212 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. . . . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) The setting -- 2.) Planning -- 3.) The Japanese prepare -- 4.) The leaders -- 5.) D-Day, Peleliu -- 6.) The foothold secured -- 7.) Angaur and Ulithi -- 8.) The bloody ridges -- 9.) The drive north -- 10.) Reducing the pocket -- 11.) Resistance ends -- 12.) Conclusion. . . . . . . . . FROM THE DUST JACKET FLAP: The goal was control of a tiny airstrip built by the Japanese on the island of Peleliu in the Central Pacific. The invasion was set for September, after the capture of Saipan, Tinian, and Guam. The planning had begun. In 1944, Peleliu was destined to become the stie of one of the most difficult and costly struggles undertaken by the Marine Corps during World War II. Yet it would not be until a few days before the assault that any senior officer would openly question the strategic wisdom of the operation. . . . . . . This book takes a critical look at the entire campaign from the earliest planning to its conclusion.