The Battle of Iwo Jima: Red Sun, Black Sand
•December 7, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Eight-square-mile Iwo Jima became the focus for some of the most intense fighting of World War II. More »
•December 7, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Eight-square-mile Iwo Jima became the focus for some of the most intense fighting of World War II. More »
•December 4, 2018 • 1 Comment
Lieutenant Damon “Rocky” Gause fought for survival after the fall of Corregidor. More »
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In March 1942, General Douglas MacArthur and his family escaped from the Philippines in a daring PT-Boat operation. More »
•November 28, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
In the case of Chad Hanna, caught up in the turmoil of World War II, the colloquial saying was definitely true. More »
•November 23, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Up from the mud of Pearl Harbor, battleships of the U.S. Navy took revenge against the Japanese at Surigao Strait. More »
•November 21, 2018 • 1 Comment
Carried out in a virtually flawless manner, the rescue of 2,000 internees from a Philippine prison compound is remembered as a textbook operation. More »
•November 17, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
By Patrick J. Chaisson
It was an amphibious commander’s worst nightmare—swarms of enemy tanks, spitting death with every cannon shell and machine-gun burst, smashing through the American beachhead. Stunned GIs were crushed in their foxholes by the unstoppable leviathans, or bayoneted by accompanying infantry. The few Allied fighting vehicles then on More »
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Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey earned a legendary reputation for daring and boldness as commander of the U.S. Third Fleet. More »
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The crew of the attack transport DuPage braved kamikaze attacks while supporting American landings in the Philippines. More »
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As a member of the 24th Infantry Division, Sergeant ‘Red’ Mantini battled the Japanese on five jungle islands. More »
