On April 18, 1943, six elite Japanese Zero pilots were given the highest honor escorting Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto on a routine inspection flight over the South Pacific. What followed was one of World ...

In the Pacific War, thousands of American Marines were dying before they ever reached the beach. This video tells the story ...

During World War II, Japan’s fleet was large and qualitatively peerless, but unsupported by a broader defense-industrial base. The United States finds itself in the same position today.

Part I: Meiji restoration: 1868 -- Empires in conflict -- Part II: Japan versus America and the world: 1931-1941 -- Ultra-nationalism and the death of democracy -- Japan versus China: From phoney war ...

A guest looking at FM-2 “Wildcat” Fighter and “Cactus” Aircraft. (National Museum of the Pacific War) The advertiser paid a fee to promote this sponsored article and may have influenced or authored ...

The USN used many B-24 Liberators with great success for long-range patrol and anti-submarine warfare, designating them the PB4Y. The PB4Y-2 Privateer represented the ultimate Naval Liberator model: ...