In September 1944, U.S. Marines landed on the island of Peleliu, beginning a campaign that would test the limits of American island warfare doctrine. This complete campaign documentary covers both the ...

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 ...

A historical account of Marines during the Battle of Peleliu. Focus on combat conditions, sacrifice, and the challenges faced ...

A US military aircraft landed on Peleliu's WWII airstrip, reopening it after many years. The Peleliu airstrip, vital during the 1944 battle, was restored by Marine Corps engineers. The landing could ...

The men of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment describe the ferocious battle for the Island of Peleliu, "an island on fire." In conditions that tested the sanity of each man, 9,000 Marines ...

A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on a World War II-era Japanese airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu, site of one of the Marines’ bloodiest battles of the war and now a ...

Live shells strewn across the island continue to attract battlefield tourists. Feb. 12, 2012— -- World War II ravaged the tiny island of Peleliu in 1944 as US and Japanese forces clashed in one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on a World War II-era Japanese airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu ...