“Guam: The Battle for an American Island in World War II,” is No. 8 on James Hallas’ well-regarded list of titles covering ...

The tiny, pork-chop-shaped atoll almost created a diplomatic crisis during World War II ... Pacific increased, it offered proximity to Japan. In August, Britain sent two officials to set up a base ...

The Japanese were placed on the defensive as the U.S. began taking strategic bases across the central and southwest Pacific ... of World War II took place a mere 350 miles from the main islands ...

A World War II-era flying boat made a stop in the Bay Area on Sunday as part of a highly anticipated trip to its new home: an aviation museum in Arizona. The Philippine Mars, a cargo ...

Besides missing the strategic context of Australia’s thinking post-World War II ... s bases throughout Australia make use of Australia’s prime real estate at the heart of the Indo-Pacific.

In turn, the U.S. got the rights to set up airfields, military bases, and mine resources on the island. According to Heidbrink, World War II coincided with the most dramatic development in ...

Explore these 10 WWII Sites on American Soil and uncover powerful stories of bravery, sacrifice, and resilience from one of ...

Tokyo and Washington are also considering a plan for Nakatani and Hegseth to visit Iwoto Island in the Pacific, the site of fierce battles between Japanese and U.S. forces in the final days of World ...

Ichiro Takahashi JH7IPR, will be active again as T88UW from Koror Island, IOTA OC - 009 ... which used it as a military base that existed practically until the end of World War II. At the end of the ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima cost nearly 7000 Americans their lives. This weekend, the National Museum of the Pacific War honors ...