As the battle intensifies, waves of American torpedo bombers and dive bombers from Enterprise, Hornet, and Yorktown launch an assault against the heart of the Japanese carrier fleet. Kaga, Akagi, and ...

The day after the main battle at Midway, the Japanese cruiser Mikuma is retreating westward, damaged and trailing oil... With ...

The USS Illinois was supposed to be the fifth of the U.S. Navy's WWII-era Iowa-class battleships, but it never joined its ...

Groton — On Thursday, a small crowd watched as family members of retired Master Chief Deen Brown gathered on the bridge to the Historic Ship Nautilus. On the count of three, taps played as his ...

Today marks the 83rd anniversary of America’s seminal victory at the Battle of Midway—a watershed moment in World War II that set the Allied Forces on the path to ultimate triumph over forces of evil.

Please join us in the Wardroom on the USS Hornet as we cover the pivotal battle of the Pacific War in World War II: The Battle of Midway and the Evolution of Carrier Warfare. This discussion explores ...

It was one of the largest naval engagements ever and a turning point in WWII. The Battle of Midway changed the face of warfare and made victory in the Pacific possible.

Sortie from Hashirajima -- Evolution of Japanese naval strategy -- Debate on future strategy -- Doolittle ends debate -- Midway operation plan -- Preparations for battle -- Heading for battle -- ...

Foreword / by Jill Kleiss -- Introduction / by Norman Jack Kleiss -- Kansas childhood, 1916-1932 -- The lure of flight, 1932-1934 -- Midshipman, 1934-1938 -- Finding love, 1938-1939 -- The Navy's ...

Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, Japan’s chief naval strategist during World War II, was a gambler who “won large sums on poker, bridge, shogi—Japanese chess—and the Japanese game of stones known as ‘go.’” He ...