{"product_id":"operation-stalemate-daniel-wrinn-9798201956271","title":"Operation Stalemate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is the real deal, unvarnished, brutal, and a profound primer on what it was like to be in that war.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -Reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gripping account of the grim history in the battle for Peleliu and the Pacific war.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn September 14, 1944, the US 1st Marine Division landed on the island of Peleliu, one of the Palau Islands in the Pacific, as part of a larger operation to provide support for General MacArthur, who was preparing to invade the Philippines. The cost in American lives would prove historic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeleliu was subject to pre-invasion bombardment, but it proved of little consequence. The Japanese defenders were buried too deep in the jungle, and the target intelligence given the Americans was faulty. Upon landing, the Marines met little resistance--but that was a ploy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis narrative recounts the story of Peleliu in vivid, gritty detail. Explore the fascinating feats of strategy, planning, and bravery, handing the Allies what would eventually become a victory over the Pacific Theater and an end to Imperialist Japanese expansion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Wrinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8201956273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798201956271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Storyteller Books, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Daniel Wrinn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982201061631,"sku":"9798201956271","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a386b55-d20a-479a-9e36-323d66985595.jpg?v=1683259809","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/operation-stalemate-daniel-wrinn-9798201956271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}