A US military aircraft just returned to a WWII airstrip that was once the site of a bloody battle in the Pacific
The Peleliu airstrip, also known as the Sledge runway, was the scene of the 1944 Battle of Peleliu, in which 8,000 Marines ...
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Marines make first landing on renovated WWII airfield in the Pacific
The "Sledge" title is in honor of its namesake, Pfc. Eugene Sledge, who fought in the Battle of Peleliu with the 1st Marine Division and later authored one of the key Marine memoirs of the war ...
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How to Watch Peleliu: WWII's Most Well-Preserved Battlefield
Peleliu: WWII's Most Well-Preserved Battlefield is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire ...
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Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise
The Battle of Peleliu was fought on the lovely Pacific island of that name by Japanese and American forces toward the end of the Pacific War. A work of fiction based on historical fact ...
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“This is the profound value of mentorship, friendship, and leadership.”
It doesn’t pay to lose in this game.” Haldane was killed by a sniper during the Battle of Peleliu on October 12, 1944. “He was awarded the Silver Star for valor and was honored by his fellow Marine ...
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Book Review: Bitter Peleliu: The Forgotten Struggle on the Pacific War's Worst Battlefield
There is a mass of literature at present adopting the ‘face of battle’ perspective ... Among American works I have recently been impressed by Joseph Wheelan’s Bitter Peleliu. Wheelan, to a degree, is ...
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The Pacific
The Marines, including the newly christened “Sledgehammer,” continue the battle of Peleliu against an enemy determined to fight to the last man. Devastated by the loss of a revered leader, and ...