The Battle of Iwo Jima raged between the US Marines and Navy, and the Imperial Japanese Army. Tasked with capturing the ...

In what became known as the Battle of the Philippine Sea ... but the Pacific theater was yet to see its deadliest days. The final land battle of World War II took place a mere 350 miles from ...

The USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier, was the most decorated American naval vessel to fight in World War II and ...

It took heavy damage during the Battle of Badung Strait in 1942, leading to its sinking by the U.S. Navy to prevent enemy capture. Years later, the Imperial Japanese Navy resurrected the item for ...

The Navy’s surface fleet has spent the past 15 months taking down hundreds of missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s ...

Japan invades Malaya (known today as Malaysia); Japanese aircraft sink a British battleship and a battle cruiser off the coast of Malaya. Japan takes Guam and Wake Island in the central pacific.

The Pacific Ocean has shaped human history for centuries, serving as a highway for explorers, trade, and war. From Polynesian navigators crossing vast distances to European colonization and World War ...

Historian John McManus rates the accuracy of World War II battles in movies and TV shows ... He discusses World War II-era munitions in "The Pacific," starring Joseph Mazzello and Rami Malek.