and travelers who want to step back in time to World War II or dive in crystal clear Pacific waters. What makes Peleliu and the Palau Islands unique today is what is left from the battle decades ago.

After fighting in Manchuria for about four years, Nagai and his fellow soldiers were sent to the island of Peleliu in Palau. After losing a series of battles on islands in the Pacific Theater ...

Many of the key battles were fought over Pacific islands such ... Short of going into combat, Peleliu is probably the closest experience to being on a World War II battlefield.” ...

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A picture of the task on the U.S.’s newest and hardest-won Pacific island came last week from TIME Correspondent Robert Martin: “Peleliu is ... reports from the battle were deceptive.