During World War II, Japan’s fleet was large and qualitatively peerless, but unsupported by a broader defense-industrial base. The United States finds itself in the same position today.

Spanning from 1941 to 1945, the Pacific War was a vast and brutal theater of World War II, pitting Allied forces against Imperial Japan across oceans and islands. We chart its course from the surprise ...

(CNN) – The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most remarkable stories in the service’s history. More than 80 years ago, the ...

A team of maritime and naval conservation organizations are embarking on a project to recover a World War II torpedo bomber from the sea floor where the rare plane has rested for more than 80 years.

More than 80 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, the surprise military strike still looms large in Hawaii’s memory. Now the US is working to shore up its dominance in the Pacific. One peaceful ...

The USN used many B-24 Liberators with great success for long-range patrol and anti-submarine warfare, designating them the ...

Drawing on extensive and impressive archival work and a good grasp of relevant literature, Thomas Jamison, Assistant Professor of Strategic Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School, puts the Pacific ...

Chief of Naval Operations Daryl Caudle’s advice on reforming US Navy doctrine is at once prescient and rooted in age-old ...

The potency of the US Navy’s air power increased at a bewildering rate during the second world war. From hair-raising early exploits against a superior opponent, ever more capable military aircraft ...