The Battle of Midway, the second carrier battle of 1942, was the most decisive of the war. But not for the reasons the Japanese thought it would be, even if they had captured the place. In fact, the ...
Shortly after the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in April of 1942, the Japanese began planning for a decisive battle in the vicinity of Midway, to take place in June. The Coral Sea operation in May was ...
Other prominent maritime theories/theorists include La Jeune École, John and Philip Colomb, Herbert Richmond, and Hyman G.
Seventy-five years ago (June 4-7, 1942), the astonishing American victory at the Battle of Midway changed the course of the Pacific War. Just six months after the catastrophic Japanese surprise ...
On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a devastating surprise attack against the United States naval base ...
Summary and Key Points: The Midway-class aircraft carriers, named after the iconic Battle of Midway, consisted of three ships ...
When you think of great naval engagements, the Battle of Leyte Gulf does not immediately spring to mind, despite it being the ...
ALLEN TWP., Pa.- Pearl Harbor and D-Day get most of the World War II headlines, but the Battle of Midway played a key role in protecting America's West Coast. An Allen Township man was there for ...
The U.S. Navy might have begun World War II with faster battlecruisers had it prioritized building them after World War I, instead of slow, heavily armored battleships.
Syed Jamil Ahmed, the director general of Shilpakala Academy, has explained that the decision to stop a play midway was made ...
Saint Paul wins legal battle to rebuild the Hamline Midway Library, overcoming a lawsuit and planning to start construction.
The Battle of the Bell, the Bryan-Temple rivalry and Madisonville-Sealy are the three games to watch here in Week 9.