The evening sun lowers over the Pacific as Hiryū pushes through the waves. On deck, crews work fast, refueling and rearming ...

The day after the main battle at Midway, the Japanese cruiser Mikuma is retreating westward, damaged and trailing oil... With air cover lost and American carriers still in the area, the situation is ...

On December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War II. The attack resulted in the damaging and loss of the Pacific Fleet's ...

When you look at the overall history of warfare, air battles are still relatively new. Considering the airplane is only around 120 years old, compared to civilizations fighting wars for centuries, air ...

CinCPac -- The Kidō butai -- The brownshoe navy -- American counterstrike -- Seeking the decisive battle -- Pete and Jimmy -- The codebreakers -- The Battle of the Coral Sea -- The eve of battle -- ...

Solomons Area Map xi -- South Pacific Map xii -- The Solomon Islands Map xiii -- 1 Taking Wings 3 -- 2 Pearl Harbor and Wake Island 22 -- 3 Disaster and Victory at Midway 37 -- 4 Cactus Sprouts 56 -- ...

June 4 (UPI) --Wednesday is the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Midway, which turned the tide against the Japanese during World War II, the White House announced. The attack by the Japanese Navy on ...