In the Pacific War, thousands of American Marines were dying before they ever reached the beach. This video tells the story of the LVT, an ungainly amphibious vehicle that quietly transformed island ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington – Eighty years ago, the Battle of Luzon showcased the decisive power of the U.S. Army in the Pacific, demonstrating the indispensable role of land forces in ...

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat. However, the 18-day campaign in May 1943 to retake a remote Aleutian island from ...

On April 1, 1945, thousands of American troops landed on the beaches of Okinawa, a heavily fortified Pacific island to the south of Japan. Nearly three months later, the United States claimed victory ...

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, ...

The World War II battle for Guam doesn’t get the attention that popular historians reserve for better-known Pacific epic fights on Okinawa or Iwo Jima, but author James Hallas is about to correct that ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Relive the aerial dogfights and naval clashes of the Battle of the Philippines Sea, thanks to stunning color footage. It is a visual record of the ...