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Brotherhood of Heroes : The Marines at Peleliu, 1944--The Bloodiest Battle of the Pacific War by Bill Sloan (2006, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-100743260104
ISBN-139780743260107
eBay Product ID (ePID)48241834
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Book TitleBrotherhood of Heroes : the Marines at Peleliu, 1944--The Bloodiest Battle of the Pacific War
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / United States, United States / General
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorBill Sloan
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight18.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Reviews"A superbly researched, riveting story of one of the most violent battles in American history. Read it and weep for those magnificent American fighting men."-- Harold G. Moore, coauthor of We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young, "You'll read it with sweaty palms and an aching heart. . . . The battle is a classic, and Sloan's book does it justice."--The Washington Post Book World, "Sloan expertly captures the enduring greatness of American soldiers sent to fight against impossible odds."-- W. E. B. Griffin, author of the Brotherhood of War novels, "You'll read it with sweaty palms and an aching heart. . . . The battle is a classic, and Sloan's book does it justice."-- "The Washington Post Book World", "What a riveting story Bill Sloan tells in Brotherhood of Heroes. The U.S. Marines at Peleliu were braver than brave. Sloan captures the rank horror of combat in the Pacific Theater -- and the valor of our armed forces -- with stunning verve, dramatic anecdotes, and impeccable research. A towering achievement." -- Douglas Brinkley, author of Tour of Duty and director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Tulane University, "A superbly researched, riveting story of one of the most violent battles in American history. Read it and weep for those magnificent American fighting men."-- Harold G. Moore, coauthor of "We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young", "Peleliu was one of the most brutal -- some would say the most brutal -- battles of the Pacific war. Yet it has always been overshadowed by more famous engagements, such as Iwo Jima and Leyte Gulf. In Brotherhood of Heroes, Bill Sloan elevates the battle of Peleliu into the first rank of Pacific war history, where it belongs. A splendid achievement and an absorbing read."-- Jeffrey Hunt, curator, Admiral Nimitz National Museum of the Pacific War, "Superbly crafted . . . Sloan takes the reader straight into the hell of the beach landing, firefights and hand-to-hand combat, drawing from the memories of Marines who overcame their worst fears, did their duty and somehow survived."-- Si Dunn,The Dallas Morning News, "Peleliu was one of the most brutal -- some would say the most brutal -- battles of the Pacific war. Yet it has always been overshadowed by more famous engagements, such as Iwo Jima and Leyte Gulf. In Brotherhood of Heroes, Bill Sloan elevates the battle of Peleliu into the first rank of Pacific war history, where it belongs. A splendid achievement and an absorbing read." -- Jeffrey Hunt, curator, Admiral Nimitz National Museum of the Pacific War, "The definitive book on Peleliu . . . I read it and couldn't put it down. I cried. It is superb."-- Christopher Wright, The Old Breed News, "What a riveting story Bill Sloan tells in Brotherhood of Heroes. The U.S. Marines at Peleliu were braver than brave. Sloan captures the rank horror of combat in the Pacific Theater -- and the valor of our armed forces -- with stunning verve, dramatic anecdotes, and impeccable research. A towering achievement."-- Douglas Brinkley, author of Tour of Duty and director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Tulane University, "Superbly crafted . . . Sloan takes the reader straight into the hell of the beach landing, firefights and hand-to-hand combat, drawing from the memories of Marines who overcame their worst fears, did their duty and somehow survived." -- Si Dunn, The Dallas Morning News, "The definitive book on Peleliu . . . I read it and couldn't put it down. I cried. It is superb." -- Christopher Wright, The Old Breed News, "You'll read it with sweaty palms and an aching heart. . . . The battle is a classic, and Sloan's book does it justice." -- The Washington Post Book World, "You'll read it with sweaty palms and an aching heart. . . . The battle is a classic, and Sloan's book does it justice."-- The Washington Post Book World, "Sloan expertly captures the enduring greatness of American soldiers sent to fight against impossible odds." -- W.E.B. Griffin, author of the Brotherhood of War novels, "A superbly researched, riveting story of one of the most violent battles in American history. Read it and weep for those magnificent American fighting men." -- Harold G. Moore, coauthor of We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young, "A superbly researched, riveting story of one of the most violent battles in American history. Read it and weep for those magnificent American fighting men."-- Harold G. Moore, coauthor ofWe Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young, "Superbly crafted . . . Sloan takes the reader straight into the hell of the beach landing, firefights and hand-to-hand combat, drawing from the memories of Marines who overcame their worst fears, did their duty and somehow survived."-- Si Dunn, "The Dallas Morning News", "Superbly crafted . . . Sloan takes the reader straight into the hell of the beach landing, firefights and hand-to-hand combat, drawing from the memories of Marines who overcame their worst fears, did their duty and somehow survived."-- Si Dunn, The Dallas Morning News, "The definitive book on Peleliu . . . I read it and couldn't put it down. I cried. It is superb."-- Christopher Wright,The Old Breed News, "The definitive book on Peleliu . . . I read it and couldn't put it down. I cried. It is superb."-- Christopher Wright, "The Old Breed News", "Sloan expertly captures the enduring greatness of American soldiers sent to fight against impossible odds." -- W. E. B. Griffin, author of the Brotherhood of War novels, "Bill Sloan has told the wrenching personal stories of U.S. Marines who gave their lives and blood in World War II on a Pacific island that nobody knew or cared about. More striking is the fact that nobody knows or cares now about those Marines and that island. This book should change that forever. On another level, Brotherhood of Heroes should be read by everyone who contemplates going or sending others to war." -- Jim Lehrer, host of The News Hour on PBS, "Bill Sloan has told the wrenching personal stories of U.S. Marines who gave their lives and blood in World War II on a Pacific island that nobody knew or cared about. More striking is the fact that nobody knows or cares now about those Marines and that island. This book should change that forever. On another level, Brotherhood of Heroes should be read by everyone who contemplates going or sending others to war."-- Jim Lehrer, host of The News Hour on PBS
Table Of ContentPrologue1. Old Breed, New Blood2. A Rest Camp from Hell3. The Road to Peleliu4. Sea of Chaos; Isle of Fire5. The White Beaches Turn Red6. A Bloody Nose at the Airfield7. Point of No Return8. Death and Denial9. Hills, Horrors, and Heroes10. North Through Sniper Alley11. Nightmare on Ngesebus12. Picking Satan's Pocket13. A Stinking, Timeless Void14. Lost Leaders and Fallen Friends15. Legion of the Almost-Damned16. Next Stop: OkinawaEpilogueSources and NotesBibliographyAuthor's NoteIndex
SynopsisThis riveting read is the gut-wrenching but ultimately triumphant story of the Marines' most ferocious--yet largely forgotten--Pacific battle of World War II. of photos. 3 maps., ThisBand of Brothersfor the Pacific is the gut-wrenching and ultimately triumphant story of the Marines' most ferocious -- yet largely forgotten -- battle of World War II. Between September 15 and October 15, 1944, the First Marine Division suffered more than 6,500 casualties fighting on a hellish little coral island in the Pacific. Peleliu was the setting for one of the most savage struggles of modern times, a true killing ground that has been all but forgotten -- until now. Drawing on interviews with Peleliu veterans, Bill Sloan's gripping narrative seamlessly weaves together the experiences of the men who were there, producing a vivid and unflinching tableau of the twenty-four-hour-a-day nightmare of Peleliu. Emotionally moving and gripping in its depictions of combat,Brotherhood of Heroesrescues the Corps's bloodiest battle from obscurity and does honor to the Marines who fought it., This Band of Brothers for the Pacific is the gut-wrenching and ultimately triumphant story of the Marines' most ferocious--yet largely forgotten--battle of World War II. Between September 15 and October 15, 1944, the First Marine Division suffered more than 6,500 casualties fighting on a hellish little coral island in the Pacific. Peleliu was the setting for one of the most savage struggles of modern times, a true killing ground that has been all but forgotten--until now. Drawing on interviews with Peleliu veterans, Bill Sloan's gripping narrative seamlessly weaves together the experiences of the men who were there, producing a vivid and unflinching tableau of the twenty-four-hour-a-day nightmare of Peleliu. Emotionally moving and gripping in its depictions of combat, Brotherhood of Heroes rescues the Corps's bloodiest battle from obscurity and does honor to the Marines who fought it., This "Band of Brothers" for the Pacific is the gut-wrenching and ultimately triumphant story of the Marines' most ferocious -- yet largely forgotten -- battle of World War II. Between September 15 and October 15, 1944, the First Marine Division suffered more than 6,500 casualties fighting on a hellish little coral island in the Pacific. Peleliu was the setting for one of the most savage struggles of modern times, a true killing ground that has been all but forgotten -- until now. Drawing on interviews with Peleliu veterans, Bill Sloan's gripping narrative seamlessly weaves together the experiences of the men who were there, producing a vivid and unflinching tableau of the twenty-four-hour-a-day nightmare of Peleliu. Emotionally moving and gripping in its depictions of combat, "Brotherhood of Heroes" rescues the Corps's bloodiest battle from obscurity and does honor to the Marines who fought it.
