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008 930413s1994 ctua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 93013532
020 $a0275946460 (alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm28148387
035 $9AHU7746CU
035 $a1431066
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dNNC
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050 00 $aD767.99.P4$bH3 1994
082 00 $a940.54/26$220
100 1 $aHallas, James H.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93034153
245 14 $aThe devil's anvil :$bthe assault on Peleliu /$cJames H. Hallas.
260 $aWestport, Conn. :$bPraeger,$c1994.
263 $a9402
300 $aix, 297 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aOn 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.
520 8 $aInstead, 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.
520 8 $aFor 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.
650 0 $aPeleliu, Battle of, Palau, 1944.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85099258
852 00 $bglx$hD767.99.P4$iH3 1994