For the Japanese, keeping Saipan was crucial in stopping the American advance. In what became known as the Battle of the Philippine Sea, American and Japanese carriers fought a two-day sea and air ...

Eighty years after the Battle of Saipan, a collection of battlefield interviews with US soldiers has been uncovered. Their voices tell the story of one of the most brutal chapters of the war.

For the Japanese, keeping Saipan was crucial in stopping the American advance. In what became known as the Battle of the Philippine Sea, American and Japanese carriers fought a two-day sea and air ...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has arrived at court in the United States territory of Saipan after striking a plea deal which is expected to lead to his freedom. Mr Barns told Sky News Australia ...

Since the Japanese controlled nearly every island between the Philippines and Hawaii in 1942, getting to the Philippines meant seizing many of those islands, which included Guadalcanal ...