Peleliu: Prometieron 4 Días. Fueron 73 Días de Infierno

The Battle of Peleliu was one of the most brutal and controversial battles of the Pacific War. In September 1944, the Marines expected to take the island in a few days. The operation ended up lasting 73 days. Admiral Halsey recommended calling off the invasion of Peleliu. No one listened. What followed was one of the bloodiest and least justified battles of World War II. An operation that promised to last four days turned into seventy-three days of hell. A victory that, to this day, many historians continue to question. This is the story of Peleliu: of the Japanese colonel who made defeat his method, of the American general who refused to admit he was wrong, and of the thousands of men who paid the price for a decision none of them made. It is not a story of heroes and villains. It is a story about what happens when a military machine keeps moving forward... even though someone already saw that it shouldn't. This is History Without Escape. The brutal side of history. #Peleliu #SecondWorldWar #PacificWar #MilitaryHistory #HistoryWithoutEscape