The Battle of the Java Sea was one of the most pivotal naval clashes of World War II in the Pacific, marking a devastating ...

From grim odds to pivotal triumph, the story of Torpedo Squadron 8 highlights the courage, sacrifice, and strategic impact of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas, will hold a reopening ceremony Saturday at 10 a.m ...

NASMAIN copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Warhawk and Nate Down, Mariveles volcano, Bataan Peninsula, Philippines -- Admiral Yamamoto's grand scheme -- Tora Tora Tora! -- ...

A guest looking at FM-2 “Wildcat” Fighter and “Cactus” Aircraft. (National Museum of the Pacific War) The advertiser paid a fee to promote this sponsored article and may have influenced or authored ...

Preparation For War. Populations and Powers -- Military Strengths of the Allies -- Military Strengths of the Axis -- Fleets of Major World Powers -- Soviet Forces in Europe -- Japan and the Second ...

America’s last known surviving World War II “ace”—a pilot who shot down five enemy planes—has died at age 103. Donald McPherson served as a Navy fighter pilot in the Pacific theater during the war’s ...

World War II, which concluded 80 years ago, was a historic event that defined a generation. Tens of millions of people fought brutal oppression and an unfathomable Holocaust. Today, the world ...

Nicole Townsend is a Director of the Second World War Research Group, Asia-Pacific. Eighty years ago this week, Japan surrendered after nearly four years of war in the Asia-Pacific. For Australia, ...

Driven by lessons from World War II and China’s expanding presence, Japan’s strategic orientation is pivoting eastward into the Pacific.