A parade of vintage Army vehicles passed by Dick Sharp's home in Windsor, a salute to wish him a happy birthday. He recalled the years following the war as "the best of times," when education was ...

Tokyo is reportedly planning to enhance facilities and station aircraft on the island, and establish a Pacific defence ...

Japan’s Defense Ministry has decided to beef up its air base on Iwoto island in response to China’s increasing military operations in the Pacific, multiple sources close to the ministry said.

He disappeared July 9, 1943, during the battle of Enogai on the island of New Georgia in the Solomon Islands.

The Guam kingfisher was extinct in the wild. Through coordinated breeding, cultural consultation, and careful reintroduction ...

Submarines operated in both the Atlantic and Pacific theatres, attacking warships, merchant vessels and supply routes throughout the second World War.

Getting stuck on a desert island does not sound ideal, but movies like Cast Away, The Red Turtle, and The Beach make for ...

Against the backdrop of strained China-Japan relations, Japan, per media disclosures, continues to amplify claims of "Chinese military threats" rhetoric to justify fortifying armed positions on ...

WWII historian and sometimes actor Tom Hanks has a new documentary series set at History channel reexamining the Second World War through a modern lens. Across 20 episodes (in 200 territories and 40 ...

While Hawaii is truly one of a kind, these five island destinations around the world offer a similar Aloha spirit, according to travelers on Reddit.

World War II accelerated weapons innovation at an unprecedented pace. As global conflict intensified, the United States rapidly expanded and refined its arsenal, adapting existing designs while ...

World War II produced some of the most recognizable military weapons ever made, but few were more important than the rifles issued to ordinary soldiers. Millions of troops depended on these firearms ...