Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 (The Pacific War Trilogy Book 3)

by Ian W. Toll

MacArthur’s headquarters issued 142 press communiqués. One hundred nine mentioned only one person by name: MacArthur.

If Nimitz had been willing to cancel the landing on Peleliu as Halsey had suggested, and had authorized a surprise assault on Iwo Jima in October using the same troops, the two decisions in combination might have saved thousands of American lives.