"Lieutenant-General Sadae Inoue had a job to do. His orders came straight form Japan's Imperial General Headquarters, and they were painfully explicit. He was to Hold the Palau Islands at all costs. And in April 1944, with the American Pacific offensive getting up a full head of steam, it promised to be the most difficult mission ever assigned to him." -- From the back cover.

Introduction -- General Inoue takes command -- Stalemate II -- Peleliu the first day -- Peleliu D + 1 -- The assault on Angaur -- Seizure of Ulithi -- Angaur secured -- The fight for southern Peleliu -- The push north -- The Umurbrogal -- The Palaus reconsidered -- Bibliography.