Battle Of Peleliu Essay

This saved countless lives on Tarawa and ending the bloody and brutal battle on Tarawa island
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The next island on the Pacific Campaign list was Peleliu. The battle of Peleliu was controversial, a large number of lives were lost and no strategic value was provided to the
Pacific Campaign. It had the most casualties for any amphibian attack in American history with over a 1,000 deaths and 8,000 wounded in the six-week battle. With America's rampage across the Pacific, the Japanese quickly learned America’s tactics and used a new form of strategy during the battle of Peleliu which consisted of bombarding the Americans long enough to diminish their forces and force peace between the two nations. The island of Peleliu was very rocky with

Although the Americans were able to damage the fortifications placed around the island, they were unsuccessful in damaging or destroying the Japanese ammunition and various war equipment. Their change in tactics, lengthened the attack and it took four days for the Americans to secure the southwest area of the island and capture a key airstrip. The most famous area at the Peleliu was the Umurbrogol mountain or better known as ‘Bloody Nose Ridge’ where more than fifty percent of the casualties took place. The Japanese had stationed their machine guns and mortars on the mountain and sent volley after volley of attacks. With no backup and air support futile, the
Marines had to make a mad dash across the airstrip to get near the base of the mountain and take control. With one last effort, the Marines were able to overthrow the Japanese who had limited resources and reinforcements. Peleliu was one of the last islands left in Japanese Farias 10 control. The reasoning behind attacking Peleliu was decided by the fact that it was the last island before venturing to Japan’s islands and seizing control.
Though Peleliu had no strategic importance or business importance, it was one of