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Bitter Peleliu WT-WJ But do you know yourThe hard hitting narrative of the Pacific Wars forgotten battle of Peleliua story of intelligence failings and impossible bravery. In late 1944, as a precursor to the invasion of the Philippines, U. S. military analysts decided to seize the small island of Peleliu to ensure that the Japanese airfield there could not threaten the invasion forces. This important new book explores the dramatic story of this forgotten battle and the campaigns strategic