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[Washington, D.C.] : Historical Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1950

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Campaigns, World War, 1939-1945
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Palau

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1950, Historical Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
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Table of Contents

BACKGROUND 1
Strategic Situation, 1944, p. 1.
Concept at Top Level, p. 3.
Some Geography and History, p. 4.
PLANNING AND PREPARATION 10
Higher Level Plans, p. 10.
Planning on Division Level, p. 13.
Intelligence Phase, p. 14.
Operational Planning, p. 18.
Logistics, p. 20.
Preliminary Bombardment, p. 24.
Troop Training Program, p. 25.
Shortage of Equipment, p. 29.
Loading and Mounting Out, p. 34.
D-DAY ON PELELIU 36
The Fight on the Left, p. 38.
In the Center, p. 41.
The Southern Zone, p. 45.
The Japanese Strike Back, p. 49.
The Command Situation, p. 54.
SECOND OPERATIONAL PHASE: D PLUS 1— D-PLUS 7 59
Clean-up in the South, p. 62.
Advance of the 5th Marines, p. 67.
Difficulties of 1st Marines, p. 74.
Irresistable Force Versus
Immovable Object, p. 83.
"A HORRIBLE PLACE" p. 94
Supporting Arms and Auxiliary Elements, p. 98.
Summary, p. 103.
THIRD OPERATIONAL PHASE: D-PLUS 8 -D-PLUS 15 104
The 81st Division on Angaur, p. 106.
Isolation of the Umurbrogol, p. 109.
Drive to the Northward, p. 116.
Ngesebus to Radar Hill, p. 123.
Further Operations of RCT 321, p. 129.
Other Developments and First Reliefs, p. 133.
THE UMURBROGOL POCKET: D-PLUS 14— D-PLUS 30 136
Operations of the 7th Marines, p. 143.
Final Drive of the 5th Marines, p. 154.
Relief and Departure of 1st Marine Division, p. 167.
THE WILDCATS TAKE OVER 171
CONCLUSION 179
APPENDICES 184
A. Bibliography, p. 184.
B. STALEMATE II, and the Philippines Campaign, p. 190.
C. Japanese Defensive Concept, p. 192.
D. Japanese Caves, p. 194.
E. Aviation at Peleliu, p. 198.
F. The Mysterious Mission of Murai, p. 200.
G. Marine Order of Battle for Peleliu, p. 203.
H. Command and Staff, p. 205.

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OL25777884M
Internet Archive
TheAssaultOnPeleliu
OCLC/WorldCat
563979741
Amazon ID (ASIN)
B000O8SQLS
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BWB3174368

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