Marines in World War II Commemorative Series
Contents Introduction The Japanese Defenses The Assault in the Center The Assault Continues 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 Encirclement of Umurbrogol and Seizure of Northern Peleliu The Umurbrogol Pocket: Peleliu's Character Distilled Post-assault Operations in the Palaus Was the Seizure of Peleliu Necessary? Costs vs. Benefits Sources Biographies The Divisions and their Commanders For Extraordinary Heroism Special Subjects The Changing Nature of Japanese Tactics Naval Gunfire Support for Peleliu A Horrible Place Special Reef-crossing Techniques A Paucity of Reserves Tom Lea's Paintings	BLOODY BEACHES: The Marines at Peleliu by Brigadier General Gordon D. Gayle, USMC (Ret) "Down from Bloody Ridge Too Late. He's Finished — Washed Up — Gone As we passed sick bay, still in the shell hole, it was crowded with wounded, and somehow hushed in the evening light. I noticed a tattered Marine standing quietly by a corpsman, staring stiffly at nothing. His mind had crumbled in battle, his jaw hung, and his eyes were like two black empty holes in his head." Caption by the artist, Tom Lea
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