In December 1941 Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, causing the U.S. to enter World War II. Over two years would pass until the Allies reached their great turning point in the ...
Dive bombers played a decisive role in many of the most important battles of the Pacific Theater striking enemy ships with terrifying accuracy. Aircraft such as the American Dauntless and Helldiver as ...
In September 1944, during the island-hopping campaign across the Pacific, U.S. Marines launched an invasion of the small ...
Family of Marines who fought in the Battle of Saipan, along with service members, during a wreath-laying ceremony in Susupe, Saipan, on June 15, 2024. (Lance Cpl. Ryan Little/Marine Corps) Nine days ...
Admiral Chester William Nimitz measured his words. With his own hand the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet wrote last week: Halsey’s conduct of his present command leaves nothing to be desired.
Overpowering naval and air power had wrought a sudden and massive change in the Pacific. Even conservative naval officers agreed that the U.S. was master of the Pacific. Less than 18 months ago, when ...
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 ...
All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Squad Battles: Pacific War Squad-level wargame set in WW2 Pacific Theater. From Nomonhan in Russia to the jungles of Burma, Pacific War enables you to ...
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 New Mexico National Guard unit that lost half of its soldiers in the Philippines and Alaska Natives who endured the only Japanese occupation of U.S. soil in World War II may soon be honored with a ...
All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal: Pacific War Naval Warfare CARRIER BATTLES is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame covering the naval-air battles of the ...
ADA, Minn. — Memorial Day is coming up and in Ada, Minnesota, high school students there have found a special way to honor veterans and their families. As part of the 80th anniversary of World War ...