An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...

The story of the Battle of Iwo Jima in WWII. 80 years ago, the battle of Iwo Jima came to an end on 26 March 1945. After 36 days of fighting, nearly 7,000 US Marines had been killed and another 20,000 ...

The 82-day battle for Okinawa was the largest Pacific battle of World War II and the largest amphibious assault in history. View the video clips below to learn about this event and hear an ...

The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...

80 years ago, American and Japanese troops were locked in one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre in World War II: the Battle of Iwo Jima. The small island between the ...

Malaria could be as dangerous to GIs in the Pacific theater of World War II as the enemy. To fight it, they used hammers and freon grenades.

It’s been over 80 years since the United States and Allied forces fought Japan in the Battle of Guadalcanal. Today, communities in the Solomon Islands are still dealing with the unexploded devices ...

More than 80 years after the Battle of Guadalcanal, communities today are still grappling with the unexploded devices left behind.

He will be the first sitting prime minister to visit the island since April 2013, when then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a ...