In a remarkable turn of events, the mystery surrounding the disappearance of an Australian warplane during World War II has finally been resolved after 82 long years. This revelation not only brings ...
In the bitterest days on Guadalcanal a year ago, Marines used to refer to the frequent runs of Jap destroyers carrying men and supplies down the Solomons as the “Bougainville Express.” Last week the ...
On January 14, 1944, the United States Marine Corps Aviation's Fighting Squadron 215, known as the Fighting Corsairs, was in the heat of a critical mission covering a flight of bombers targeting enemy ...
On Sunday General MacArthur said: “If God stays with me I may get some remarkable results.” By Thursday, the results tabulated, he said: “Almighty God blessed our arms.” Between the prayer and the ...
In a move that would change the tide of the war in the Pacific Theater, Vice Admiral William Halsey Jr. authorized the most significant carrier-based attack the United States Navy had ever performed.
Image: 10.25 x 10 in. (26.04 x 25.4 cm.) Lieutenant Commander Horace Bristol photographed "Rescue at Rabaul: PBY Blister Gunner" during the Allied invasion of Rabaul, a Japanese-occupied port in Papua ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck off the town of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre of the quake was located ...