Film

Peleliu 1944: Horror in the Pacific

1991 · 59m · Documentary · War

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.

Eugene Sledge

Self

Romus Valton "R.V." Burgin

Self

Jay de l'Eau

Self

William James "Bill" Leyden

Self

Roy Kelly

Self

• Bill SemansWriter
• Howard DallinWriter

Release date

January 1, 1991

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

59m

Genres

Documentary, War