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Brotherhood of Heroes - by Bill Sloan (Paperback)

Brotherhood of Heroes - by  Bill Sloan (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>This <i>Band of Brothers</i> for the Pacific is the gut-wrenching and ultimately triumphant story of the Marines' most ferocious--yet largely forgotten--battle of World War II.</b> <p/>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. <p/>Emotionally moving and gripping in its depictions of combat, <i>Brotherhood of Heroes</i> rescues the Corps's bloodiest battle from obscurity and does honor to the Marines who fought it.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>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 <i>We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young</i><br><br>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<br><br>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, <i>The Dallas Morning News</i><br><br>The definitive book on Peleliu . . . I read it and couldn't put it down. I cried. It is superb. -- Christopher Wright, <i>The Old Breed News</i><br><br>You'll read it with sweaty palms and an aching heart. . . . The battle is a classic, and Sloan's book does it justice. -- <i>The Washington Post Book World</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Bill Sloan<b> </b>is a respected military historian and author of more than a dozen books, including <i>Brotherhood of Heroes: The Ultimate Battle</i>. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

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