The opening of the air war over the Pacific was brutal. Allied pilots found themselves facing an enemy whose fighters appeared to be able to run rings around their own. The most notable of these ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B ...

The ship came under attack from the Allied forces, which crippled its rudder. The Imperial Japanese Navy then scuttled the Hiei and it was left to sink. The leisure boat operator repaired the ...

But on August 21, a Japanese crew that did not yet know World War II was ... The three ships then completed the voyage to Shanghai. For their efforts, Swentzel was awarded the Navy Cross and ...

The Portland-class USS Indianapolis played an essential role in the outcome of World War II, being the ship ... and firepower, the Japanese destroyed the ship in 1941. The Missouri served in ...

The shuttered steel works plant stands on the former site of shipyards that produced the Yamato, the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy, more than eight decades ago. The ministry is negotiating ...