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 ...

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command The USS Edsall, an American warship known for its crew’s courageous last stand against Japanese forces during World War II, has been found. The U.S. Navy ...

For the first time in over 80 years, the long-lost Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki has been found on the seafloor in the Solomon Islands, shedding new light on one of World War II’s most ...

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 ...

On the morning of Dec. 8, 1941, Sergeant David Akui walked along Waimanalo Beach and spotted what he thought was a sea turtle emerging from the surf. Akui quickly realized he had found something far ...

In the spring of 1945, the U.S. Navy quietly handed over 149 warships to the Soviet Union at a remote Alaskan outpost, ...

Despite the successes of the I-19 in the war, Japan was never able to connect these victories with a larger strategy for defeating the Americans and their allies. Japan’s role in the Second World War ...

An American bomb dropped on Japan during World War II recently exploded after lying dormant for roughly 80 years. The 500-pound bomb detonated on Wednesday at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan.