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Contents
- Bloody Beaches: The Marines at Peleliu
- Sidebar: The Divisions and their Commanders
- Sidebar: The Changing Nature of Japanese Tactics
- Sidebar: Naval Gunfire Support for Peleliu
- The Japanese Defenses
- The Assault in the Center
- Sidebar: A Horrible Place
- Sidebar: Special Reef-crossing Techniques
- The Assault Continues
- Sidebar: A Paucity of Reserves
- The Early Battle in the Division Center
- The 7th Marines’ Complete Destruction of Enemy in the South
- Maneuver and Opportunity
- Encirclement of the Umurbrogol Pocket
- Encirclement of Umurbrogol and Seizure of Northern Peleliu
- The Umurbrogol Pocket: Peleliu’s Character Distilled
- Post-assault Operations in the Palaus
- Was the Seizure of Peleliu Necessary? Costs vs. Benefits
- Sidebar: Tom Lea’s Paintings
- Sidebar: For Extraordinary Heroism
- Sources
- About the Author
- About the Series
- Transcriber’s Notes
Bloody Beaches:
The Marines
at Peleliu
Marines in
World War II
Commemorative Series
By Brigadier General
Gordon D. Gayle
U.S. Marine Corps (Ret)
“Down from BloodyRidge Too Late. He’s Finished—WashedUp—Gone As we passed sick bay, stillin the shell hole, it was crowde
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