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 main islands of Japan. The U.S. planned that Okinawa ...

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 ...

The 1st Marine Division’s three-week total (1,038 killed or missing, 4,650 wounded) was already the heaviest for a single division in the Pacific war ... reports from the battle were deceptive.

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 ...

The Navy destroyer was sunk in 1942 during World War II, after facing down overwhelming odds and fighting a pitched battle.

The Royal Australian Navy has located a famous battleship from WWII known for putting up a valiant fight against all odds ...