World War II was the largest and deadliest conflict ... interested in learning more about their wartime role. By 1944, Peleliu Island was occupied by 11,000 Japanese troops, who built an extensive ...

“Guam: The Battle for an American Island in World War II,” is No. 8 on James Hallas’ well-regarded list of titles covering ...

One by one, with canes, walkers, and wheelchairs in tow, these veterans carefully navigated their way to the World War II ...

Two buildings left from a Japanese American fishing village will be considered for historic-cultural monument status.

Mauro Morandi, an Italian gym teacher who abandoned the modern world and lived for three decades on a tiny island off the coast ... constructed during World War II and was often described as ...

Isolated Canton Island was the best place to observe the ... The tiny, pork-chop-shaped atoll almost created a diplomatic crisis during World War II, served in the space program, and played ...

OPINION: China is preparing for war, and the United States is running out of time to deter Beijing’s ambition to seize Taiwan and turn the island ... victory in World War II.

The final land battle of World War II took place a mere 350 miles from the main islands of Japan. The U.S. planned that Okinawa, once captured, would serve as a staging area for an invasion of ...

The USS America sets sail to the Philippine Sea, supporting freedom of the seas and displaying the awesome air power of the ...

One of Harold Schwerdt’s letters to his wife, Loretta, during World War II. (Courtesy photo ... and editor with over a decade of experience covering the East End of Long Island. He is a graduate of ...