(CNN) — 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 ...

A US military aircraft landed on Peleliu's WWII airstrip, reopening it after many years. The Peleliu airstrip, vital during the 1944 battle, was restored by Marine Corps engineers. The landing could ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Buzz Bissinger discusses how military rivalries impacted U.S. success during the World War II Battle of Peleliu (1944). Author Buzz Bissinger ...

Join us for a riveting depiction of historical warfare as we delve into the Marines' strategic beach assault at Peleliu during World War II. Experience the adrenaline-pumping moments as the Marines ...

The men of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment describe the ferocious battle for the Island of Peleliu, "an island on fire." In conditions that tested the sanity of each man, 9,000 Marines ...

After nearly four weeks the Japs still held out on Peleliu’s Bloody Nose Ridge, and in a small pocket on nearby Angaur Island. Already on Peleliu 11,083 Japs had been killed, 214 captured; on Angaur 1 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...