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Peleliu 80 Years Later: Walking Through WWII History

Peleliu is a small island in the Pacific nation of Palau, forming one of its sixteen states along with two nearby islets to the northeast. In 1944, it became the site of a brutal and controversial World War II clash between the United States and Japan. Immortalized in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, the Battle of Peleliu stands as one of the bloodiest and most hotly debated campaigns of the U.S. military’s Island Hopping strategy. Today, the island is home to around 400 residents and remains one of the most well-preserved battlefields of the Second World War. When we planned our trip to Palau, I couldn’t resist the chance to visit this living time capsule. In this video we retrace the footsteps of American servicemen, explore former Japanese bunkers and show you what this island is like 80 years after the infamous battle. Citations: Fury in the Pacific. Directed by Frank Capra and Mervyn LeRoy, performances by U.S. Army Signal Corps and U.S. Navy, War Department and U.S. Navy, 1945. With the Marines at Tarawa. Directed by Louis Hayward, United States Marine Corps, 1944. Knecht, R., Price, N., & Lindsay, G. (2012). WWII Battlefield Survey of Peleliu Island Peleliu State, Republic of Palau: Final Report. Submitted for the Peleliu War Historical Society by the Department of Archeology, University of Aberdeen Morgan, M. K. A. (2024, September). The Battle of Peleliu. Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours. Retrieved July 4, 2025, from StephenAmbroseTours.com website: https://stephenambrosetours.com/the-b...