The Battle off Samar was one of the final large-scale naval engagements of the Pacific Theater, marking the last stand of ...

And here's a view directly on top of either the Fusō or Yamashiro as it's bombed by US aircraft from above, some of which were launched by the famed aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.

If the Battle of the Philippine Sea had played out differently, Japan's navy might have been decimated by June 1944. One of the world’s largest and most advanced battleships was discovered this ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval engagement in history, a sprawling affair that lasted from Oct. 23 to 26, 1944, involving four major engagements. In spite of hopeless odds ...

Finally, Part Five, the longest of the five parts, covers the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the fall of 1944. It deals with the organization of the allied and enemy forces and then moves chronologically ...

New York: Osprey Bloomsbury, 2023. Pp. 320+. Illus., maps, tables, appends., notes, biblio., index. $30.00. ISBN: 1472851757 A Fresh Look at the Greatest Sea Battle This new look at America’s retaking ...

A pair of U.S. veterans are headed home after one of the last visits to the Philippines by Americans who fought there during ...

The Japanese Navy had ceased to be an effective fighting force after the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October of 1944. Pilot Shimada flew in the Special Attack Forces that targeted the U.S. Fifth Fleet.

He died while serving during the battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines more than 80 years ago. Now his family shares what it means to them to have James home. Carol Magill Woodard remembers her ...

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