On September 15th, 1944, the U.S. 1st Marine Division landed on the island of Peleliu, expecting a short, brutal assault to ...

In World War II, Japanese forces landed on Guadalcanal expecting another fast victory—but the jungle delivered a brutal ...

The United States is a relatively young country, speaking in the grander scope of things. That said, it is a […] ...

The United States is expanding "air corridors" that will deliver combat power to China's doorstep in a future conflict.

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Pacific War historian Stille presents a comprehensive view of “the most complex naval battle of the whole of World War II,” a ...

Amid the hardships of the war, Christmas dinner became an annual reprieve for far-flung troops across the globe.

A Vermont-born admiral's victory at Manila Bay transformed the U.S. Navy and Pacific strategy, and he became a national ...

Minoru Kinjo and the sculpture he created themed Battle of Okinawa, on December 23, 2025 Photo: Xing Xiaojing/GT. Editor's ...

The war on Leyte was sunk in a porridge of mud, and its sinking was obscured by a steam of confusion. The mud was spread over the battlefield by 24 inches of rainfall in 30 days (far worse than usual, ...

Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given ...

The sparsely populated republic gained pop-culture relevance as the location of the 10th season of “Survivor.” ...