Peleliu Progress

by H. John Poole

With China's ambitions in the Western Pacific now impossible to ignore, U.S. service personnel need to revisit their wartime experiences in the region. Peleliu was the most difficult of the amphibious landings. What happened at the waterline caught the Americans completely BY SURPRISE. Then, the island's interior contained some of the most difficult terrain anywhere in the world. How the Marines were able to deal TACTICALLY with its heavy compartmentalization is not apparent from the official war chronicles. It's quite exciting (and useful to current professionals). None of the modern-day gadgetry would have helped to secure it.

286 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2021

Reviews

[Amy Peacock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book on the Japanese tactics and infiltration in the Pacific, particularly Peleliu. And how a similar situation in the Pacific could develop and occur in the future with China.