On June 4, 1942, just six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway began during World War II. The battle lasted through June 7. In the end seven ships sunk and 3,364 ...

This decisive naval battle 75 years ago not only changed the course of World War II, but also established the aircraft carrier as the principal strategic weapon of the United States Navy.

Director Roland Emmerich’s new movie Midway, out Friday, is based on the true story of the battle of Midway Island. Fought June 4 through 7, 1942, the U.S. victory at Midway is considered by ...

Deep-sea explorers say they have captured detailed images of three iconic shipwrecks from World War II's Battle of Midway, including the first up-close photos of a Japanese aircraft carrier since ...

It has been 65 years since the pivotal Battle of Midway changed the course of World War II. Ensign George Gay flew in a formation of 15 torpedo bombers and watched as every other plane in his ...

The Battle of Midway between the US and Japanese navies began on June 4, 1942. The three-day battle was a decisive defeat for the Japanese and turned the tide of the war. Now, 79 years later, the ...

Six survivors of the Battle of Midway attended a ceremony in Washington Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of the pivotal World War II battle.

The nation was still reeling from Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and loss of the Philippines to Japanese invaders in the opening months of America's entry into World War II. A dispirited public ...

Footage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway.

T he 2019 war movie Midway dramatizes the events of the Pacific Theater of World War II, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to ...

Remote submersibles operating 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) below the Pacific Ocean conducted extensive archeological surveys of the aircraft lost in the Battle of Midway.

The film, which chronicles the Battle of Midway, a pivotal naval battle of World War II, has garnered both praise and ...