For a month in 1944, the First Marine Division suffered more than 6,500 casualties fighting on a hellish little coral island in the Pacific. Peleliu was the scene of one of the most savage, no-quarter struggles of modern times, one that has been all but forgotten – until now. "Gripping and personal... read with verve by Patrick Lawlor. He is delightfully expressive when performing voices and dialogue. He can be a gravelly voiced non-com or a Southern recruit with equalaplomb."—AudioFile