Unleashed from Norfolk, Virginia in the wake of the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, the aircraft carrier USS Hornet had ...

Lost for over 50 years, it’s now rewriting the record on a pivotal moment in history—and offering scientists unexpected clues ...

Dive into the chaotic hours of the Pearl Harbor attack and examine what might have been if radar warnings had been fully ...

This essay is adapted from “Measuring Violence,” the first chapter of John Dower’s book, The Violent American Century: War and Terror Since World War Two.

Mark your calendar to join the North Alabama Veterans and Fraternal Organizations Coalition (NAVFOC) for its annual Pearl ...

The Army's plan for establishing a fleet of watercraft in the Pacific includes a commitment to deeper experimentation with ...

The U.S. Wartime Censorship Office restricted content flows abroad and the War Department regularly censored journalist’s ...

China had been invaded by Japan in 1931—the first sign of war—and 1937. And the United States did not get active. And finally ...

Many Arkansans are familiar with Edward Payson Washbourne's 1856 painting called "The Arkansas Traveler." In succeeding years ...

As the Pacific war crept ever closer to American shores, the U.S. military turned to technology to watch the skies. By late ...

The Truk Atoll, now known as the Chuuk Lagoon, lies about 900 miles northeast of the main island of Papua New Guinea and 3,500 miles southeast of Hawaii. Japan used the atoll to help double its ...