Last Man Standing: The 1st Marine Regiment on Peleliu, September 15-21, 1944
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (628 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0733XM6KT |
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| Number of Pages | : | 471 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Puller not represented fairly C Manhoff Let me give you another side of the story that you've probably never heard before.In September 1944, my father, Charles N. Manhoff, was a regimental scout in H&S Company, 1st Marines, 1st MarDiv. He landed on the third wave in Peleliu where he spent the morning attached to the 2nd Battalion. In the afternoon, he made his way to the regimental CP where he spent the remainder of the battle. Since there was no role for scouts during the battle (the Japanese were never more than 300 yards aw. Raw and Honest This is by far the most raw and realistic account of Peleliu I've read, and all were bone-chilling. These guys deserved so much praise for their ability to still move forward and obey when even their top officers had lost it. Most Pacific battles were horrible, but that word is somehow too weak for Peleliu.The one thing this book does, is provide the brutally honest view of the management of the operation. It leaves me scratching my head concerning the conclusions I'd held for so many ye. David D. Lawson said What a waste of a Great Fighting Outfit!. Let me start off by saying that I hold the USMC in high esteem. In spite of having the priviledge of having been in the US Army and coming from an "Army" family. I also think that "Chesty" Puller was one of the finest Battalion Commanders that the United States ever produced. Now comes the buts. After reading this fine book about the Battle for Peleiu. I was just appalled at the waste of one of the finest Infantry Units that served this Republic ever period.They rate in my book right up
Working closely with two of the First Regiment's battalion commanders - Ray Davis and Russ Honsowetz - Marine Corps veteran and military historian Dick Camp recreates the battle as it was experienced by the men and their officers.. It was also, in time, judged by most historians to have been unnecessary; though it had been conceived to protect MacArthur's flank in the Philippines, the US fleet's carrier raids had eliminated Japanese airpower, rendering Peleliu irrelevant. One of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history, Operation Stalemate, as Peleliu was called, was overshadowed by the Normandy landings. Drawing extensively on personal interviews, the Marine Corps History Division's vast oral history and photographic collection, and many never-before-published sources, this book gives us a new and harrowing vision of what really happened at Peleliu - and what it meant. Nevertheless, the horrifying number of casualties sustained there foreshadowed the rest of the war: Rather than fight to the death on the beach, the Japanese would now defe