One of the most intense and iconic battles of World War II, the Battle of Iwo Jima pushed both sides to their limits. In this ...

Spanning from 1941 to 1945, the Pacific War was a vast and brutal theater of World War II, pitting Allied forces against Imperial Japan across oceans and islands. We chart its course from the surprise ...

From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, the Marine Corps earned its reputation for tackling some of the bloodiest battles of World War II’s Pacific Theater. What few remember is that the U.S. Army usually fought ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington – Eighty years ago, the Battle of Luzon showcased the decisive power of the U.S. Army in the Pacific, demonstrating the indispensable role of land forces in ...

Mark Stille, the veteran author of numerous books on naval history, among them Pacific Carrier War and, Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle, has produced a meticulous, ...

On April 1, 1945, thousands of American troops landed on the beaches of Okinawa, a heavily fortified Pacific island to the south of Japan. Nearly three months later, the United States claimed victory ...

TOKYO – When dignitaries and guests gather on the remote island of Guadalcanal this week to commemorate the epic battle where Japan’s relentless advance in World War II was finally halted, one group ...

Once the site of ferocious World War Two battles, Palau is again at the epicenter of a geostrategic tussle. America is building radar stations here, while individuals and groups tied to China wage an ...