{"product_id":"bitter-peleliu-9781472849502","title":"Bitter Peleliu","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hard-hitting history of the Pacific War''s ''forgotten battle'' of Peleliu  a story of intelligence failings and impossible bravery.\u003c\/b\u003e  In late 1944, as a precursor to the invasion of the Philippines, U.S. military analysts decided to seize the small island of Peleliu to ensure that the Japanese airfield there could not threaten the invasion forces. This important new book explores the dramatic story of this forgotten' battle and the campaign's strategic failings. \u003ci\u003eBitter Peleliu \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how U.S. intelligence officers failed to detect the complex network of caves, tunnels, and pillboxes hidden inside the island's coral ridges. More importantly, they did not discern  nor could they before it happened  that the defense of Peleliu would represent a tectonic shift in Japanese strategy. No more contested enemy landings at the water's edge, no more wild banzai attacks. Now, invaders would be raked on the beaches by mortar and artillery fire. Then, as the enemy penetrated deepe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe months-long struggle for Peleliu was one of the hardest fought campaigns of the Pacific War. It should be better known and now, thanks to Joseph Wheelan’s exhaustively researched and beautifully and sensitively crafted study, it will take its rightful place alongside the iconic battles of Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. * Saul David, author of 'Crucible of Hell' *\u003cbr\u003eUsing his signature deep research and powerful narrative, Joseph Wheelan tells us the story of this too often overlooked campaign through the actions of the men on both sides that fought on this island and the commanders who led them… A great read for anyone interested in the Pacific War or in general military history. * James P. Duffy, author of 'Return to Victory' and 'War at The End of The World' *\u003cbr\u003e[A] gripping account. * The Armourer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrelude \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eList of Maps \u003c\/i\u003e  Chapter 1: The “Old Breed”  Chapter 2: Second Thoughts, A Brash Prediction  Chapter 3: The Japanese  Chapter 4: The Bloody Beaches  Chapter 5: The Point, The Airfield  Chapter 6: Into the Ridges  Chapter 7: Combat on Angaur and Peleliu  Chapter 8: The Destruction of the First Marines  Chapter 9: Isolating the Pocket  Chapter 10: The Fifth Marines Take Over  Chapter 11: The Army’s Turn  Chapter 12: The End  Chapter 13: Aftermath   \u003ci\u003eEpilogue \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEndnotes \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBibliography \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408766935383,"sku":"9781472849502","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472849502.jpg?v=1730504128","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bitter-peleliu-9781472849502","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}