Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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On September 15th, 1944, the U.S. 1st Marine Division landed on the island of Peleliu, expecting a short, brutal assault to capture an airfield. Instead, they encountered a landscape of coral, heat, and hidden defenses. What was meant to be a three-day operation would become one of the bloodiest and most controversial battles of the Pacific War...

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