Last Man Standing: The 1st Marine Regiment on Peleliu, September 15-21, 1944
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (671 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0733XM6KT |
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| Number of Pages | : | 266 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Puller not represented fairly" according to C Manhoff. Let me give you another side of the story that you've probably never heard before.In September 19Puller 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 th. 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 th. , 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 th. "Raw and Honest" according to Eagletree. 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 m. "What a waste of a Great Fighting Outfit!" according to David D. Lawson. 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
One of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history, Operation Stalemate, as Peleliu was called, was overshadowed by the Normandy landings. 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 defend in depth and bleed the Americans white. 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 carri