There is a fairly good chance that you have never heard of the tiny Pacific Island of Peleliu. With its size of approximately ...

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 ...

When E.B. Sledge’s Marine unit arrives at Peleliu island, in the westernmost part of the Caroline Islands chain in June 1944, they face two problems: the Japanese enemy and the tropical setting. The ...

The battle of Peleliu, though certainly not the bloodiest of the Pacific war, was a ghastly ordeal. The rugged hills of the tiny coral island were honeycombed with caves and bunkers whose determined ...

In September and October of 1944, 28,000 brave American marines and Army infantry ventured into what became known as the “forgotten corner of hell.” Initially, U.S. Marine Corps major general William ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two this year, offered flowers and prayers on Thursday at a memorial to those who ...