World War II proved that control of the oceans could determine the outcome of a global conflict. While battleships had long ...

Maybe I’m just entering that fabled “second childhood” or something. Lately, I’ve been returning to subjects that interested me when I was a kid. For many reasons ― except having a close family member ...

Machine generated contents note: i. The Political Situation in 1930s Japan -- Manchuria -- ii. Palau -- iii. Truk -- i. USA -- ii. Japan -- iii. US Preparations -- iv. The US Pacific Fleet Moves to ...

The Second World War was home to some brutal fighting. Few theaters were quite as grueling as the War in the Pacific, which saw American and Allied forces squaring off with the Imperial Japanese Navy.

In this episode of Kings and Generals’ animated documentary series, we analyze the Battle of Kula Gulf—a key naval engagement during the New Georgia Campaign in July 1943. This night battle between ...

World War II produced some of the most consequential military leaders in modern history.

In November 1942, during World War II, an American battleship fought one of the most decisive naval battles in history without ever seeing its enemy. Using radar-guided fire, USS Washington and ...