The Battle of Peleliu over about two months left about 10,000 Japanese soldiers dead, while the U.S. side suffered casualties of between 1,600 and 1,700. The Japanese government first sent a team ...

Most people are familiar with the attack on Pearl Harbor, the battles on Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal, but have you ever heard of the Battle of Peleliu? The battle was deadly and lasted from Sept.

PALAU, Western Pacific >> The brilliant blue waters, thick foliage and bucolic atmosphere on this seemingly idyllic ...

Once the site of ferocious World War Two battles, Palau is again at the epicenter of a geostrategic tussle. America is building radar stations here, while individuals and groups tied to China wage an ...

Work has begun to recover the remains of Japanese soldiers at a mass burial site on Palau's Peleliu Island ... military and US forces fought a bloody battle on the island in 1944.

Palau, which is geographically closer to China than any other Pacific Island nation, is also one of the few countries that formally recognize Taiwan. The Chinese government has spent decades ...

The Battle of the Bulge finally ends ... reading an excerpt from author's E.B. Sledge's "With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa" -- the book that formed part of the basis for the HBO project ...

They really put on a show.' Soon after this letter was written, this boy was killed in his first battle at Peleliu. He was only 19. And I can never thank you enough for having brought him those ...