You Searched For "Japanese navy" and got 20 results
Sort By:
5 mins read
What China is learning from the battle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific
In three days of fighting in early June 1942, the US Navy effectively turned the tide of World War …
Benjamin Brimelow
1 min read
The US Navy just showed North Korea its worst nightmare with 3 aircraft carriers and bombers in the Pacific
Additionally, the formation may have sent a message to China, which seeks to unseat the US as the g…
Alex Lockie
8 mins read
Here's how the US pulled off a daring mission to take out the mastermind of the attack on Pearl Harbor
To avoid detection, planners wanted the P-38s to fly "at least 50 miles offshore of these islands, …
Christopher Woody
5 mins read
The Russian navy's surprising losses against Ukraine are reminders of another humiliating defeat 117 years ago
Russia's embarrassing naval losses against Ukraine come a little over a century after another Russi…
Benjamin Brimelow
1 min read
Intense photos show the WWII Battle of Leyte Gulf - the biggest naval battle of all-time
View of Princeton's after port side and flight deck, seen from the light cruiser USS Birmingham (CL…
Daniel Brown
5 mins read
77 years ago, the US's largest invasion in the Pacific may have prevented an even bigger fight with the Japanese
The Battle of Okinawa, which ended in June 1945, made clear to US commanders what kind of fighting …
Benjamin Brimelow
1 min read
Come aboard and explore a sunken World War II Japanese warship in real-time
During its mission to explore the uncharted ecosystems in the ocean near the Wake Atoll, a team fro…
David Choi
5 mins read
75 years ago, the US's largest invasion in the Pacific may have prevented an even bigger fight with the Japanese
In spring 1945, all that stood between Allied forces and the Japanese home islands was the island o…
Benjamin Brimelow
4 mins read
Unforgettable Photos From The Attack On Pearl Harbor, 73 Years Ago Today
They did not know that for hours the Japanese naval fleet and air forces had been speeding across t…
Amanda Macias
4 mins read
Unforgettable Photos From The Pearl Harbor Attack, 72 Years Ago Today
They did not know that for hours the Japanese naval fleet and air forces had been speeding across t…
Kamelia Angelova,Robert Johns…
5 mins read
US, UK, and Japanese aircraft carriers are training together in the Pacific. Here's how their 'big decks' stack up
It's been a busy two months for the American, British, and Japanese navies — especially their carri…
Benjamin Brimelow
2 mins read
Stranded In Open Ocean For Five Days - The Survivor Of The Worst U.S. Navy Disaster Shares His Experience
Out of a crew of 1,196 sailors, 300 went down with the ship, which sank within 12 minutes of being …
Jeremy Bender
4 mins read
A rout by the US in an air battle around Taiwan led Japan to adopt desperate tactics in World War II's final months
In mid-October 1944, US carrier planes and Japanese aircraft waged a "knock-down, drag-out fight" a…
Benjamin Brimelow
5 mins read
Why the biggest battle in naval history was also the last hurrah for the battleship
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a crushing defeat for the Japanese navy, but it was also the last clas…
Benjamin Brimelow
5 mins read
The US and Japan are competing with China, and they've all got a small island country in their sights
Trincomalee saw a visit by the US Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy in April, and in August - a few wee…
Christopher Woody
1 min read
Photos show the Battle of Savo Island, a brutal US Navy defeat that stranded thousands of Marines on Guadalcanal
The battle was a pivotal one, as Allied naval forces not only suffered heavy casualties, but were a…
Daniel Brown
2 mins read
A US Navy warship held together with coconut logs after a Japanese torpedo strike once sailed hundreds of miles in reverse to reach safe harbor
USS New Orleans suffered major damage from a Japanese torpedo in November 1942, and its repairs and…
Chris Panella
2 mins read
Chinese Warships Prepared To Fire On The Japanese Navy Twice
The brief report out of Tokyo cites a January 30 event where a type 053 Chinese frigate locked its …
Robert Johnson
1 min read
Intense photos show the USS Enterprise, the decorated WWII aircraft carrier that the Japanese just couldn't sink
In fact, on three separate occasions, the Japanese mistakenly thought they had sunk the Enterprise …
Daniel Brown
2 mins read
Watch George H.W. Bush being rescued by the US Navy after his plane was shot down by Japanese forces in WWII
With the aircraft's engine on fire, Bush released his payload against his target, which was a radio…