When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Ian W. Toll VICTORY AT SEA Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II ...

(WHTM) — It was the first sea battle in history where the warships never saw each other. The battle of the Coral Sea would be fought almost entirely by airplanes launched from aircraft carriers. As ...

On the desk in the breezy, rambling headquarters building in Pearl Harbor Navy Yard lay charts, reconnaissance reports, intelligence advices. These charts, reports, advices were the hither end of a ...

During World War II, military officials reported naval aviators flew from aircraft carriers, projecting air power across vast stretches of the Pacific Ocean, and participated in major battles such as ...

Courtesy photo The USS Indianapolis sank on July 30, 1945, in the Philippine Sea after it was struck by a torpedo, marking the greatest loss of life at sea from a single ship in the history of the U.S ...

The U.S. wreck is the grave site of the 79 crew who died when the sub was sunk in battle in 1944. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.