World War II historian John McManus dives into The Pacific's depictions of combat in the Pacific Theater, explaining why they rate highly among on-screen portrayals of the conflict. Produced by Steven ...

In December 1941 Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, causing the U.S. to enter World War II. Over two years would pass until the Allies reached their great turning point in the ...

Key point: Japan lost the momentum at Coral Sea. Many history books say the turning point of the Pacific War was the Battle of Midway in June 1942. But a month before Midway, in a patch of ocean 3,500 ...

The first year was ending, and it had been a Navy year. The tall, taut man who is both Commander in Chief of the U.S. Fleet (COMINCH) and Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) let his mind go back to the ...

On the desk in the breezy, rambling headquarters building in Pearl Harbor Navy Yard lay charts, reconnaissance reports, intelligence advices. These charts, reports, advices were the hither end of a ...

The US military is in the market for Shahed-style drones, with a particular focus on potential Pacific conflicts. This interest has been sparked by the lessons learned from ongoing warfare. A Virginia ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Warplanes: Battles over Pacific Warplanes: Battles over Pacific opens the next chapter in aviation history. Become a World War II pilot and take part in the ...

A persistent marine layer caused issues on the first day of the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, before the sun broke through in the middle of the afternoon, and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds ...