Battle Stations: A Grizzly from the Coral Sea, Peleliu Landing

by Tom Lea, Al Lowman (Introduction)

Battle A Grizzly from the Coral Sea, Peleliu Landing by Tom Lea.

75 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1988

About the author

Lea was the son and namesake of the city's mayor. In the early days of World War II, he became a war correspondent for Life magazine, executing paintings of action in the North Atlantic, the South Pacific, China, North Africa, and Europe. Lea's career thereafter involved both painting and writing, on a variety of subjects but generally reflective of his roots in the Southwest.

Reviews

[Ted · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was most impressed by the sketches made by Tom Lea as he participated in the landings on Peleliu Island. He later turned these into oil paintings that are among the best for the depiction of scenes showing the effects of war in the Pacific in WWII - "The 2,000 Yard Stare", "Marine Approaching Peleliu", and his painting of a young marine at his moment of death on Peleliu Island, "The Price".