Peleliu 1944: Horror in the Pacific

Documentary about the Battle of Peleliu fought between 15 September to 27 November 1944 on the island of Peleliu in the island nation of Palau.

The men of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment describe the ferocious battle for the Island of Peleliu, "an island on fire." In conditions that tested the sanity of each man, 9,000 Marines attacked 10,000 battle hardened Japanese soldiers dug into hundred of fortified and reinforced coral and limestone caves. Twenty-eight days of unrelenting battle with no quarter being given or taken. Brutal, harrowing, but heart-rending, the stories of these soldiers truly speak to the horror of war.

• Release date
• January 1, 1991
• Runtime
• 59 min
• Genres
• Documentary, War

Cast

Eugene Sledge Self Romus Valton "R.V." Burgin Self Jay de l'Eau Self William James "Bill" Leyden Self Roy Kelly Self