The encounter of a father and son on Okinawa produced two poignant moments during the brutal campaign.   More »

Operation Removal saw the final capitulation of Japanese holdouts on the island of Anatahan near Saipan.   More »

OSS Captain Frank Farrell was a journalist turned Marine turned spy who uncovered and brought to justice Nazi spies operating after the war in China.   More »

The crew of the attack transport DuPage braved kamikaze attacks while supporting American landings in the Philippines.   More »

Leading his famed Merrill’s Marauders into legend, General Frank Merrill fought the Japanese in inhospitable terrain during the Battle of Burma.   More »

During the Battle of Saipan, the United States invaded the island to construct air bases for bombers that would eventually strike at Japan itself.   More »

The Japanese battleship Yamato became ‘one for the pelicans’ as U.S. Navy planes pummeled the giant in the East China Sea.   More »

Considered one of the greatest survival sagas of World War II, the story of the USS Franklin is almost too fantastic to believe.   More »

For turning the tide of naval warfare in the Pacific Theater while incurring no casualties in World War II, the USS Washington is one of America’s most famous navy ships.   More »

By Sam McGowan
 Undoubtedly, the World War II aircraft type that attracts the most attention is the fighter plane. Yet, before the war, the U.S. Army Air Corps paid little attention to fighter development and tactics because its senior officers, with certain exceptions, would later lead the Army Air Forces with   More »