Death of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
•January 25, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
A coordinated effort by the U.S. military in April 1943 resulted in the death of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. More »
•January 25, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
A coordinated effort by the U.S. military in April 1943 resulted in the death of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. More »
•January 20, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The Battle of Cape Esperance helped dispel the myth of Japanese naval invincibility. More »
•January 13, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
To neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul, American troops would need to take Bougainville in the Soloman Islands. More »
•January 13, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
One of the world’s busiest airports is named for World War II ace and 1937 U.S. Naval Academy graduate Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare. More »
•January 12, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Defeat in the Battle of Savo Island was a stunning blow to Allied naval forces off Guadalcanal. More »
•January 12, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
LST-449 and the future president of the United States survived a massive Japanese attack in the Solomon Islands. More »
•January 12, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Japanese parachute forces mounted an assault on the island of Sumatra soon after Pearl Harbor. More »
•January 10, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Japanese attacks on airfields in the Marianas to counter U.S. B-29 bombing raids on the mainland would eventually lead to the invasion of Iwo Jima. More »
•December 31, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The small destroyer saw action and escaped destruction from Normandy to the Philippines and even Korea and Vietnam. More »
•December 16, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The Australian Wirraway was forced into a role for which it was not intended during World War II. More »
