In March 1943, a small American surface force under Rear Admiral Charles McMorris intercepted a far stronger Japanese convoy ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington – Eighty years ago, the Battle of Luzon showcased the decisive power of the U.S. Army in the Pacific, demonstrating the indispensable role of land forces in ...

As the Battle of Okinawa reaches its final stages, both Allied and Japanese forces suffer catastrophic losses in one of the ...

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat. However, the 18-day campaign in May 1943 to retake a remote Aleutian island from ...

PALAU, Western Pacific - The brilliant blue waters, thick foliage and bucolic atmosphere on this seemingly idyllic archipelago deep in the Pacific Ocean belie the key role it now plays in a titanic ...

A local teacher explains to school students about the collective suicides during the Battle of Okinawa. Credit: Cristian Martini Grimaldi In the Kerama Islands, just off the coast of Okinawa ...

Preparation For War. Populations and Powers -- Military Strengths of the Allies -- Military Strengths of the Axis -- Fleets of Major World Powers -- Soviet Forces in Europe -- Japan and the Second ...

The last remaining piece of a damaged American ship from World War II has been found. A team of scientists and explorers discovered the bow of the USS New Orleans off the coast of the Solomon Islands ...

A ship that US and Philippine forces planned to sink beat them to it. A former US World War II-era warship, which survived two of the Pacific War’s most important battles, was supposed to go down in ...