In June 1944 during World War II, Japanese tanks charged Marine lines on Saipan believing their armor would protect them. The assault was led by the Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks of the 9th Tank Regiment ...

TOKYO – When dignitaries and guests gather on the remote island of Guadalcanal this week to commemorate the epic battle where Japan’s relentless advance in World War II was finally halted, one group ...

In March 1943, during World War II, American B-25 bombers flew directly toward a heavily defended Japanese convoy at just ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family prayed on Wednesday in Okinawa for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II that was fought on the southern Japanese island ...

June 23 (UPI) --More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle, while citizens reflected over long-lost loved ones and a promise by a ...

For the first time, Japan’s home islands saw a U.S. fleet and felt the lightning strokes of its big guns. While a thousand carrier planes swirled over the homeland, battleships, cruisers and ...

Formidable. Implacable. Indefatigable. The British had such cool names for their warships. And apt. For while it’s true that the U.S. Marines and Navy did most of the heavy lifting in the Pacific ...

During World War II, Japan’s fleet was large and qualitatively peerless, but unsupported by a broader defense-industrial base. The United States finds itself in the same position today.

Summary and Key Points: In late October 1944, the Battle of Leyte Gulf became the largest naval battle in history. -Over 300 U.S. ships aimed to liberate the Philippines, clashing with nearly 70 ...