The Battle of Peleliu: Taking Bloody Nose Ridge (Part 3)

Podcast: The War Office · The Operations Room

Opublikowano: 2026-06-16

The Battle of Peleliu grinds on as the Marines of the 1st Marine Division continue to fight the Japanese garrison dug into Bloody Nose Ridge. The fight also extends to Ngesebus Island, where Eugene Sledge fights and later chronicles the clearing of a Japanese bunker in the one of the better known engagements during the battle. The US Army's 81st Wildcat Division takes over from the 1st Marine Division and brings the bloody fight on Peleliu to a close. Thanks to: Henry Sledge, the author of ‘The Old Breed...