The American landing on Guadalcanal on Aug. 7, 1942 and subsequent seizure of the airbase they would name Henderson Field marked the first American offensive in the wake of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese ...

From July 2 to 23, audiences will be able to embark on a rare, real-time exploration of the watery graves that tell the tale of the naval battles that spelled the difference between victory and defeat ...

The potency of the US Navy’s air power increased at a bewildering rate during the second world war. From hair-raising early ...

Charles Jackson French, a WWII Navy hero, will have a destroyer named after him. He saved 15 men from shark-infested waters in 1942.

When two of the Guadalcanal's F4F Wildcat aircraft spotted a U-505 off the coast of Cape Verde, Gallery knew he had his chance. Not only did he have boarding parties ready, he had a film crew standing ...

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 ...

IT IS A 20 MILE WIDE STRETCH OF WATER IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC’S SOLOMON ISLAND CHAIN, KNOWN AS IRONBOTTOM SOUND. IRONBOTTOM SOUND WAS THE SITE OF PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL NAVAL BATTLES, ACTUALLY ...

General Alexander Vandegrift, commander of the 1st Marine Division, had been fighting the Japanese at Guadalcanal for over ...

In the aftermath of Japan’s surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, there was plenty of hope that the United States wouldn’t have the strength to respond. However, the US was a sleeping giant, and instead of ...

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works delivered the USS John Bassilone to the US Navy on July 8. The ship is a Flight IIA variant of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. By Jeff Schogol Published Jul 10, 2024 3 ...