A thorough, engaging account of the battle’s context, progress, and cost, with archive footage and photographs. Covering: the island’s location, size, and strategic importance; staging post for the Philippines. Gen Rupertus predicts a rapid victory. Admiral Halsey skeptical. Initial success: a Japanese trap. Japanese counter-attacks. Coral soil hampers digging in, exacerbates shrapnel. Heat presents difficulties. Japanese exploit mountains and caves. Wildcat aerial bombardment. Japanese resistance. The cost, in terms of lives. Was it worth it?
Find the film on YouTube by looking for America’s Deadliest Amphibious Operation in the Pacific | The Battle of Peleliu (WW2).
14 questions for the 14-min film. Differentiated! Both versions look very similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Excellent subtitles, scripted, not auto-generated. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files.
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