Napalm began as a wartime chemistry experiment at Harvard, but in the Pacific War it became a weapon built for a specific ...

In December 1941 Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, causing the U.S. to enter World War II. Over two years would pass until the Allies reached their great turning point in the ...

"And then came the war": training for combat, 1943-1944 -- "Kids jerked right out of high school": Air Group 88 takes form, 1944 -- "Moved, always West, toward the ...

Admiral Chester William Nimitz measured his words. With his own hand the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet wrote last week: Halsey’s conduct of his present command leaves nothing to be desired.

In this episode, Kings and Generals examines the critical Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands—one of the last major carrier clashes of 1942. With two American carriers facing four from the Japanese fleet ...

Overpowering naval and air power had wrought a sudden and massive change in the Pacific. Even conservative naval officers agreed that the U.S. was master of the Pacific. Less than 18 months ago, when ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Tank Battle: Pacific Capture the experience of being a tank commander in the Pacific Theatre in World War Two. Fight battles between Japan, France, China, ...

The lives of those who sacrificed for freedom on Oct. 25, 1944, summon us to integrate faith into action, following Christ’s example of heroic charity. Foreground: Book cover of ‘Battle in the Pacific ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from WWII: Battle Over the Pacific The time: World War II, the place: the skies over the Pacific Ocean and you are the only pilot who has what it takes to stand ...