Ruins of the Battle of Peleliu
Peleliu is a small island that forms part of the nation of Palau in the Pacific. It’s about five hours flying time south of Japan and three hours east of the Philippines. It’s now, like the rest of Palau, beautiful, peaceful and home to more shades of blue in the sea and sky than you or your camera lens would ever have thought possible.
Blue wasn’t always the colour. Between September and November 1944, it was the site of an incredibly fierce battle between US and Japanese armed forces.
When you arrive on Peleliu, it doesn’t take long to start spotting the remains of the war. This is partly because while the US helped rebuild Peleliu (and Palau as a whole – the country only become fully independent in 1994), they just moved the civilian population from the south of the island to the north and started afresh. The south of the island and its thick jungle still contain plenty of WW2 relics.
Head over here to read the full story…
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kski says:
The storm,tumbblr,the milkboys,skycld..what do u do in real life, timemanagement?I love this site, and u made me so curious for Rugen too..http://koenski-beterweter.blogspot.com/
Josh says:
I don’t have tumblelog anymore and stormofthefirefly is another person ;)
erich says:
I think this is actually one of the places where my grandfather was fighting during WWII.
Are these your photos? Did you go there?
PS. You think I can repost the picture of that tank on my tumblr? I love it.
Josh says:
Nope, they’re not mine, source is linked at the end of the post :)
erich says:
i’m not sure how i missed that link the first time through :p