A famed Japanese destroyer sunk by U.S. torpedoes during a pivotal battle in World War II has been discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean more than 80 years after it sank, an exploration team ...

Scientists and explorers have found the severed bow of a damaged World War II warship. A team aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus found the USS New Orleans 675 meters deep in the Solomon Islands' ...

Under the cover of darkness on the night of June 16, 1944, almost 40 tanks of the Japanese 9th Tank Regiment moved into position on Saipan. Their objective was to surprise and overrun the 2nd Marine ...

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