The story of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor is of course much broader than just the events surrounding the strike against the U.S. Pacific Fleet. And since the attack over 70 years ago, there has not been a shortage of books and articles detailing the events of this   More »

By the beginning of February 1945, the British 14th Army was on the banks of the Irrawaddy River and poised to strike into central Burma. The officers and the men were both tired and triumphant: the year before, they had fought an epic battle against the Japanese at Imphal, stopping   More »

The American vehicle was a true workhorse of World War II.   More »

On May 11, 1945, the destroyer USS Hugh W. Hadley survived a series of Kamikaze attacks off Okinawa but was shattered in the process.   More »

A “Big Ben” crewman recounts his brush with death—and the loss of so many friends.   More »

Public perception of the famed Rosenthal photo depicting marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima has evolved much since the historic image was captured.   More »

Relatively few U.S. generals lost their lives in World War II.   More »

A powerful typhoon wreaked havoc with the U.S. Navy’s task force 38 in December 1944. It would be followed shortly after by a second.   More »

Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector, received the Medal of Honor for courage under fire.   More »

A bold plan to attack the United States came too late in the war for Japan to carry it out.   More »