Peleliu 1944: Horror in the Pacific

Summary 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. This remarkable documentary features interviews with Eugene "Sledgehammer" Sledge (author of "With the Old Breed") , R. V. Bergin (author of "Islands of the Damned"), William Leyden, Jay de L'eau, and Roy Kelly. Sledge, Bergin Leyden, and de L'eau were characterized in the HBO series "The Pacific." View more details

Peleliu 1944: Horror in the Pacific

Directed : Howard Dallin

Written : Howard Dallin Bill Semans

Stars : R.V. Bergin Jay de l'Eau Roy Kelly William Leyden

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Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Jul 9, 1991

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Filming locations : Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Production companies : Kenwood Productions Inc.

Summary 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. This remarkable documentary features interviews with Eugene "Sledgehammer" Sledge (author of "With the Old Breed") , R. V. Bergin (author of "Islands of the Damned"), William Leyden, Jay de L'eau, and Roy Kelly. Sledge, Bergin Leyden, and de L'eau were characterized in the HBO series "The Pacific." View more details

Details

Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Jul 9, 1991

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Filming locations : Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Production companies : Kenwood Productions Inc.

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