During the waning days of that month, the colossal Japanese battleship Yamato, a maritime behemoth, set sail for Operation ...

Army Cpl. Desmond Doss, a Seventh Day Adventist and conscientious objector who refused to carry a rifle but served as a ...

The recent return to Japan of artifacts believed to have been looted by U.S. troops during World War II has rekindled interest in other treasures lost during the Battle of Okinawa nearly 80 years ago.

Beach assault, Saipan, June 1944. USGov PD. June 15, 1944 U.S. Marines and Army troops, supported by a massive fleet, invade Saipan in the Mariana Islands of the Central Pacific. June 19, 1944 Japan's ...

The cache of artifacts was discovered in the attic of a veteran’s home after he died. The items were turned over to the F.B.I., which arranged for their return eight decades after the war. By Emily ...

We are the assault force for and the cutting edge vanguard of ocean conservation because of the love and the respect we get ...

The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully avoiding the sharp limestone roof while ...

This video presents an animated breakdown of the Battle of Okinawa, one of the most intense and costly engagements of World ...