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Bloody Beaches: The Marines at Peleliu

Name: Bloody Beaches: The Marines at Peleliu
Author: Gordon D. Gayle

Gordon D. Gayle

Read by Aaron Bennett · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Chapter 1 - Bloody Beaches: The Marines at Peleliu (15:25)
Chapter 2 - Sidebars (8:27)
Chapter 3 - The Japanese Defenses (8:52)
Chapter 4 - The Assault in the Center; Sidebars (18:06)
Chapter 5 - The Assault Continues; A Paucity of Reserves (16:59)
Chapter 6 - The Early Battle in the Division Center; The 7th Marines’ Complete Destruction of Enemy in the South; Maneuver and Opportunity; Encirclement of the Umurbrogol Pocket (20:20)
Chapter 7 - Encirclement of Umurbrogol and Seizure of Northern Peleliu (20:45)
Chapter 8 - The Umurbrogol Pocket: Peleliu’s Character Distilled (21:03)
Chapter 9 - Post-assault Operations in the Palaus; Was the Seizure of Peleliu Necessary? Costs vs. Benefits; Sidebars (15:53)