This remote South Pacific island was home to one of the least necessary battles of World War II. But these days, Peleliu in ...

Just days after the 70th anniversary of U.S. forces landing on the Pacific Ocean island of Peleliu, two local residents marked the occasion by visiting the island. The U.S. Marines, including Pfc.

On Sept. 15, 1944, the Navy had just completed a 10-day aerial bombing of the island of Peleliu in the Central Pacific. The island was inhabited by 11,000 Japanese soldiers ready for battle. Gen.

After the costly landings, U.S. Marines advanced into Peleliu’s rugged interior, a landscape of jagged coral ridges, hidden bunkers, and fortified caves. The terrain gave Japanese defenders every ...

A historical account of Marines during the Battle of Peleliu. Focus on combat conditions, sacrifice, and the challenges faced during one of WWII’s intense Pacific battles.

The Pentagon is proposing a new U.S. military site on a Micronesian island where a bloody battle raged during World War II. Department of Defense representatives met Republic of Palau leaders and ...

Peleliu, a small island in the Republic of Palau, sits some 3,000 kilometers south of Japan, in the middle of the Pacific. More than seven decades ago, some 10,000 Japanese soldiers were almost ...

SAN DIEGO — Bill Geary, 88, a cattle rancher from Montana, paused Saturday to look at pictures and maps detailing the carnage of the World War II battle on the island of Peleliu. Geary, who fought ...

Hell on Earth. Overwhelming odds. Mountains of razor-sharp coral. And a nearly invisible enemy bunkered inside impenetrable, hidden caves and tunnels. That was the battle of Peleliu, where Marines ...