Military Rivalries and the Battle of Peleliu (1944)
Author Buzz Bissinger discusses how military rivalries impacted U.S. success during the World War II Battle of Peleliu (1944).
Description
Author Buzz Bissinger discusses how interservice military rivalries impacted U.S. success during the World War II Battle of Peleliu (1944).
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What was Buzz Bissinger "shocked by" during his study of World War Two battles?
- Why was there no "single" commander in the Pacific Theatre? Who was command split between?
- Summarize Bissinger's comments about the relationship between the two men and the impact of the "rivalry."
- What did General Douglas MacArthur "insist" upon at the Battle of Peleliu (1944)? Why were the plans approved, according to Bissinger?
- How many Marines died during the Battle of Peleliu (1944)? Why did the Marine commander William H. Rupertus "repeatedly" decline reinforcements from the Army, and what impact did this decision have?
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Participants
Vocabulary
- Army
- Battle Of Bataan (1942)
- Battle Of Peleliu (1944)
- Chester W. Nimitz
- Douglas Macarthur
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Ernest J. King
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Marines
- Mollify
- Narcissitic
- Navy
- William H. Rupertus
- World War Two