On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial ...

While much of World War II is remembered as taking place on land or in the sky, the battles in the water were just as important. Protecting shipping lanes, troops, and supplies was all necessary over ...

Pacific War historian Stille presents a comprehensive view of “the most complex naval battle of the whole of World War II,” a three-day (October 1944) air-sea battle involving more than 300 surface ...

Conceived in secrecy and built to dominate any naval battle, Yamato embodied Japan’s decisive battle doctrine. Armed with ...