Remembering Peleliu: And Other World War II Stories

by Michael C. Braswell, Adolph Caso (Editor)

Remembering Peleliu is a collection of short stories drawn from World War II events and interviews. From the battles at Peleliu and Bougainville in the Pacific to the fire-bombing of Hamburg and Dresden in Germany, Remembering Peleliu examines a variety of war related themes and perspectives. A young German soldier returns home on leave from the Eastern front. Two African-American GIs who fought in the Battle of the Bulge face a different kind of battle after the war when they return to their families in the Deep South. American GIs discover the grisly horror of a NAZI concentration camp. A love story between a wounded soldier and the nurse who cared for him resumes sixty years later. These and other stories provide an eclectic landscape of war and its effect on the human psyche.

92 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 2, 2014

About the author

Michael has published more than 20 books, including "Remembering Peleliu and other World War II Stories,"Long Road Home" (with Richard Zevitz), "Morality Stories" (with Joy Pollock and Scott Braswell) and "Justice, Crime and Ethics" (with Bernard and Belinda McCarthy). His writing has focused on peacemaking and justice issues as well as the spiritual journey. His publications include two novels and two short story collections.


A former prison psychologist, Michael Braswell has also earned four degrees in psychology and counseling from Mercer University, the State University of West Georgia, the University of Georgia and a PhD from the University of Southern Mississippi.


Michael taught criminal justice ethics and human relations for more than thirty years, and is currently Professor Emeritus at East Tennessee State University.



Married for more than 40 years, he and his wife, Susan, work together as publishing consultants and are active in their church.