By April 1945, the war in Europe had ended with Allied victory, 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 Navy destroyer was sunk in 1942 during World War II, after facing down overwhelming odds and fighting a pitched battle.

Rod Davis of Athens will talk about a little known fact of a World War II naval battle on Sunday at the Oconee County Library ...

archaeologists have identified evocative evidence of one of WWII’s most brutal battles U.S. marines (top) advance on Orange Beach during the September 15, 1944, invasion of the Western Pacific ...

There was no need for any more violence in the Pacific Ocean ... This is the story of the last naval battle of World War II.. The American military had naval operations going on in China even ...

The remains were discovered in March on the Pacific atoll of Tarawa, which was the scene of a three-day battle with the Japanese in November 1943. US defence department officials plan to transport ...

invade Saipan in the Mariana Islands of the Central Pacific. June 19, 1944 Japan's counterattack results in the greatest carrier battle of World War II. U.S. forces shoot down so many Japanese ...

At War in the Pacific National Historical Park, the former battlefields, gun emplacements, trenches, and historic structures all serve as silent reminders of the bloody World War II battles that raged ...