Japanese invasion forces, crossing the Java sea and fighting off heavy Allied air attacks, effected three landings on the north coast of Java Sunday.

On February 27, 1942, as the Japanese prepared for the invasion of Java Island after a long streak of victories, the Allied ...

On the anniversary of an event that triggered the 1931 Japanese invasion and occupation of Manchuria, Chinese activists and protesters went out to demonstrate, some violently. Helping fuel these ...

Some argue that Truman was haunted by estimates that Operation Downfall — the proposed invasion of Japan in 1945 — would cost a million American casualties.

Here's What You Need To Remember: Some argue that Truman was haunted by estimates that Operation Downfall -- the proposed invasion of Japan in 1945 -- would cost a million American casualties. One ...

Operation Downfall was the planned Allied invasion of Japan that never took place. This video explores the strategies behind the operation, the expected challenges, and the staggering projected ...

A computer wargame suggests an invasion of Japan would have been a bloodbath. Even in the summer of 1945, assaulting Japan seemed a grim prospect.