Battle of Peleliu
The Battle of Peleliu: Shocked Beyond Imagination
By Al HemingwayAs he watched the preliminary bombardment from the railing of his ship, Colonel Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller had deep reservations. Read more
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Korea Under the Rising Sun
By Allyn VannoyThe first recorded encounter between American forces and Koreans in the Central Pacific during World War II came at Tarawa Atoll in November 1943. Read more
Battle of Peleliu
Storming the Point at Peleliu
By Dick CampBy the summer of 1944, the United States was advancing on Japan’s Home Islands in a two-pronged attack through the Central and Southwest Pacific theaters. Read more
Battle of Peleliu
Faces of the U.S. Marine Corps
By Eric HammelNoted chronicler of the Pacific Theater Eric Hammel recently spent three years sorting, scanning, cleaning, selecting, and captioning United States Marine Corps World War II photos for six pictorial books. Read more
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Fatal Pride at Peleliu
By John McManusInside the shabby tent that served as his command post on Peleliu, a despondent Maj. Gen. William Rupertus sat on his bunk, slumped over with his head in his hands. Read more
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Combat Fatigue: How Stress in Battle was Felt (and Treated) in WWII
By Duane SchultzEugene Sledge knew a thing or two about combat fatigue. It was September 15, 1944, on a tiny spit of land called Peleliu: the Japanese opened up with heavy mortar fire just as the Marines moved off the beach and started inland. Read more
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Unnecessary Hell: The Battle of Peleliu
By Eric NiderostIn the predawn hours of September 15, 1944, the official start of the two-month Battle of Peleliu, a powerful fleet of U.S. Read more
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The Battle of Peleliu: Was it necessary?
by Eric NiderostIf Peleliu was one of the bloodiest campaigns of the Pacific Theater, it was also one of the least known until recently. Read more
