There is a fairly good chance that you have never heard of the tiny Pacific Island of Peleliu. With its size of approximately 13 square kilometres, it is little more than a speck on the map.

The mural, "A Chart of the Cruises of the USS Yorktown," had been partially visible in historic photographs taken before the ...

During World War II, military officials reported naval aviators flew from aircraft carriers, projecting air power across vast stretches of the Pacific Ocean, and participated in major battles such as ...

Lt. Ralph DuPont, a World War II F6F-5 Hellcat Pilot, went missing during the Battle of Formosa in 1944. It took 80 years to ...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. On September 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, the Empire of Japan formally surrendered, ...

A New Mexico National Guard unit that lost half of its soldiers in the Philippines and Alaska Natives who endured the only Japanese occupation of U.S. soil in World War II may soon be honored with a ...

Mark Stille, the veteran author of numerous books on naval history, among them Pacific Carrier War and, Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle, has produced a meticulous, ...

ADA, Minn. — Memorial Day is coming up and in Ada, Minnesota, high school students there have found a special way to honor veterans and their families. As part of the 80th anniversary of World War ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.