The Shōkaku, lead ship of Japan’s powerful aircraft carrier class, played a critical role in several major World War II ...

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

The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.

A World War II Marine who was killed in action was interred on Wednesday, July 2, after his remains were identified and ...

WWII Marine Pfc. Harry LeBert was laid to rest in Louisiana 80 years after his death in the Battle of Saipan. LeBert's ...

From firing up the grill by the beach to watching the Fourth of July fireworks, losing yourself in Maoli’s or Silk’s music, ...

Lt. Cmdr. James Coe of the submarine Skipjack battled for his boat to receive what he deemed a basic necessity: toilet paper.

"Battle Summary No. 17, 'The Conjunct Expeditions to Norway' was originally written in 1942. It was then, as its title implies, mainly concerned with the landings and inshore operations, with the ...

Being a Baby Boomer, World War II was not some abstract occurrence that I learned about in school or from the movies. I heard ...