Brotherhood of Heroes The Marines at Peleliu, 1944--The Bloodiest Battle of the Pacific War

Name: Brotherhood of Heroes The Marines at Peleliu, 1944--The Bloodiest Battle of the Pacific War
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ISBN: 9780743260107

ISBN-10: 0743260104

ISBN-13: 9780743260107

Edition: 2006

Authors: Bill Sloan

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This Band of Brothers for the Pacific is the gut-wrenching and ultimately triumphant story of the Marines' most ferocious -- yet largely forgotten -- battle of World War II. Between September 15 and October 15, 1944, the First Marine Division suffered more than 6,500 casualties fighting on a hellish little coral island in the Pacific. Peleliu was the setting for one of the most savage struggles of modern times, a true killing ground that has been all but forgotten -- until now. Drawing on interviews with Peleliu veterans, Bill Sloan's gripping narrative seamlessly weaves together the experiences of the men who were there, producing a vivid and unflinching tableau of the…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 5/5/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Bill Sloan worked for ten years as an investigative reporter and feature writer for the Dallas Times Herald, where he was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He is the author of numerous books including Elvis, Hank and Me: Making Musical History on the Louisiana Hayride, Given up for Dead: America's Heroic Stand at Wake Island, and JFK: The Last Dissenting Witness.



Prologue



Old Breed, New Blood



A Rest Camp from Hell



The Road to Peleliu



Sea of Chaos; Isle of Fire



The White Beaches Turn Red



A Bloody Nose at the Airfield



Point of No Return



Death and Denial



Hills, Horrors, and Heroes



North Through Sniper Alley



Nightmare on Ngesebus



Picking Satan's Pocket



A Stinking, Timeless Void



Lost Leaders and Fallen Friends



Legion of the Almost-Damned



Next Stop: Okinawa


Epilogue


Sources and Notes


Bibliography


Author's Note


Index