{"product_id":"brotherhood-of-heroes-the-marines-at-peleliu-1944-the-bloodiest-battle-of-the-pacific-war-paperback","title":"Brotherhood of Heroes: The Marines at Peleliu, 1944--The Bloodiest Battle of the Pacific War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Sloan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eBand of Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e for the Pacific is the gut-wrenching and ultimately triumphant story of the Marines' most ferocious--yet largely forgotten--battle of World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmotionally moving and gripping in its depictions of combat, \u003ci\u003eBrotherhood of Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e rescues the Corps's bloodiest battle from obscurity and does honor to the Marines who fought it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Sloan\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a respected military historian and author of more than a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eBrotherhood of Heroes: The Ultimate Battle\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Dallas, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761467195680,"sku":"9780743260107","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d6f7136824bdf185b414ece90a80fdb7.webp?v=1780208291","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/brotherhood-of-heroes-the-marines-at-peleliu-1944-the-bloodiest-battle-of-the-pacific-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}