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Hell in the Central Pacific 1944 The Palau Islands Images of War 1st Edition by Jon Diamond ISBN 1526762188 9781526762184

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Author(s): Jon Diamond
ISBN(s): 9781526762184, 1526762188
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 58.00 MB
Year: 2020
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1526762188 
ISBN 13: 9781526762184
Author: Jon Diamond

This WWII pictorial history covers a little-known but hard-fought Pacific War campaign with striking combat images and expertly researched text. In September 1944, to prevent Japanese air interdiction against General MacArthur’s invasion of the Southern Philippines, the Americans attacked Peleliu and Angaur in the Palau group of the Western Caroline Islands. Admiral Halsey, commanding the US Third Fleet, feared the heavily defended Palaus would be costly for his III Amphibious Corps. While Angaur fell in four days, the Japanese resisted tenaciously on Peleliu thanks to their underground fortifications on the Umurbrogel Ridge overlooking the airfield. It took more than two months of bitter fighting to take control of the Island—and the benefits of this costly victory were doubtful. But as Jon Diamond demonstrates in this fully illustrated volume, there is no denying the courage and determination shown by the attacking US forces.

Hell in the Central Pacific 1944 The Palau Islands Images of War 1st Table of contents:

Chapter One: Strategic Prelude to the Palau Islands Campaign
Map 1: Strategic Overview of the Pacific War, 1941–1942
Map 2: The Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago in the South and Southwestern Pacific Areas of Operation, 1942–1943
Map 3: Allied Counteroffensive Axes in the Central, South and Southwest Pacific Areas of Operation, 1943–1944
Map 4: Convergence of Allied Pacific Counteroffensives, 1944
Map 5: The Palau Islands, 1944
Chapter Two: Terrain, Fortifications and Weapons
Map 6: Proposed Landing Zones and Major Locales on Peleliu Island
Chapter Three: Commanders and Combatants
Chapter Four: American IIIAC Landings on Peleliu, Angaur and Ulithi
Map 7: Landings from 15–20 September (D-Day to D+5)
Chapter Five: Hellacious Combat on Peleliu
Map 8: Umurbrogol Mountain
Map 9: Angaur Island, 17–20 September

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