There is a fairly good chance that you have never heard of the tiny Pacific Island of Peleliu. With its size of approximately 13 square kilometres, it is little more than a speck on the map.

In August 1942, Japanese ace Saburo Sakai watched American fighters begin fighting in a way the Imperial Navy had never seen before. Above Guadalcanal, elite Zero pilots suddenly found themselves ...

The Second World War saw brutal fighting in all corners of the globe. While the fighting in the Atlantic was intense, nothing compared to the War in the Pacific. Today, we’re looking at the American ...

The reliable supply of abundant American oil was key to the Allied victory in World War II. The combination of vast oil ...

American Samoa is home to Pago Pago Harbor, a rare natural deepwater port in the South Pacific. One hundred twenty-five years ago, Samoan leaders agreed to place American Samoa under U.S. Navy ...

“The American tradition has always been that once our troops are committed to battle, the full power and means of the nation should be mobilized and dedicated to fight for victory—not for stalemate or ...