Explore the dramatic events of the Battle of Midway, a pivotal turning point in WWII in the Pacific! Dive into the strategic maneuvers and heroic stories that led to a significant shift in naval power ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

In this gripping video, delve into the aftermath of the Battle of Midway and explore the devastation faced by the Japanese ...

Associated Press Smoke billows from the USS Yorktown and bursts from anti-aircraft fire fill the air after a Japanese bomber hit the aircraft carrier in the Battle of Midway near Midway Islands during ...

Researchers from the University of New Hampshire and partners explored Iron Bottom Sound, uncovering naval wrecks and ...

In the World War II History Roundtable’s next presentation at Greenville’s Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum, author and U.S. Naval War College professor Jonathan Parshall will be discussing factors ...

Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 feet into one of the world’s deepest submarine chasms. The U.S.S. Johnston ...

MANITOWOC, Wis. (WBAY) - It’s a floating time capsule along the lakeshore, with a unique link to U.S. history. The building of the Navy’s secret weapons connects Manitowoc to a turning point in World ...

(CNN) — (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. (CNN) — (CNN) – The bow ...

Lt. Ralph DuPont, a World War II F6F-5 Hellcat Pilot, went missing during the Battle of Formosa in 1944. It took 80 years to ...

During World War II, military officials reported naval aviators flew from aircraft carriers, projecting air power across vast stretches of the Pacific Ocean, and participated in major battles such as ...

The last remaining piece of a damaged American ship from World War II has been found. A team of scientists and explorers discovered the bow of the USS New Orleans off the coast of the Solomon Islands ...