The Second World War saw the United States expand on their Patrol Torpedo boats in the Pacific Theatre. Reason for this was, ...

Late in World War II, American pilots believed they had already defeated Japan’s air power. Their F6F Hellcats dominated the skies, and Japanese aircraft were often slower, weaker, and flown by ...

Submarines operated in both the Atlantic and Pacific theatres, attacking warships, merchant vessels and supply routes throughout the second World War.

The gripping WW2 miniseries, spawned from Band of Brothers, is experiencing a notable resurgence in viewership, making it the ...

World War II was decided by more than strategy and manpower. The weapons each side brought to the battlefield often ...

Discover the amazing story of Douglas SBD Dauntless 2106—the only plane to survive the attack on Pearl Harbor and return to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Lawmakers from the Pacific Northwest are weighing in after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday. President Donald Trump said it was a massive operation to destroy the ...

Robert Hunt was a torpedoman on the USS Tambor. He ran 12 consecutive war patrols in the Pacific and never fully shook what those missions felt like. "I was just sure I was going to die," he recalled ...

In a classic case of wartime jitters, the U.S. Navy once opened fire on the planet Venus. Discover the history of the Japanese Fu-Go balloon bombs and the "battle" that followed.

Out of the 16.4 million U.S. soldiers who served in World War II, and the less than 50,000 still living, what are the chances that two of those veterans who fought in the same battle would meet 82 ...

In this article, we answer your most searched for questions about World War II, covering Hitler’s motivations through to key ...

The sinking of the IRIS Dena by an American submarine in the Indian Ocean and off the coast of Sri Lanka marks the first time the US sunk a ship with a torpedo after World War Two. What are torpedoes, ...