THE war in the Pacific has been variously described as a war of communications, a war of logistics, a war of bases. These terms describe the accumulation of offensive power, rather than its ...
As the United States and China fail to resolve one of the most serious and sensitive disputes in their bilateral relationship—the status of Taiwan—both nations are preparing for the prospect of an all ...
A Marine in the Pacific during WWII, part of the footage digitally restored to 4K resolution for "Apocalpyse '45." (Screenshot, "Apocalypse '45") Ittsei Nakagawa, a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing, ...
Referring to the People’s Liberation Army, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command recently reported to Congress that “we haven’t faced a threat like this since World War II.” The nature of this ...
A Newsweek map shows where the United States has mobilized military aircraft across the Western Pacific during two large-scale Air Force exercises this month amid China’s growing threat. Exercise ...
The United States conducted aerial refueling training earlier this month, deploying aircraft from bases across the Pacific to demonstrate the reach of its air power in the vast region. Newsweek has ...
It isn’t uncommon for wars to result from territorial disputes. Land has long been a motivating factor in what causes nations to take up arms, but in the annals of military history rarely would powers ...
Here’s What You Need To Remember: The less bureaucratic the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps make themselves, the better. So I’m reviewing a collection of Pacific War oral histories titled, weirdly enough, ...
WE CAN thank our stars that the United Nations prevented Japan from taking away the bases from which full-scale counter-offensives can eventually be launched. It was no small achievement to have kept ...