Under the cover of darkness on the night of June 16, 1944, almost 40 tanks of the Japanese 9th Tank Regiment moved into position on Saipan. Their objective was to surprise and overrun the 2nd Marine ...
On April 1, 1945, thousands of American troops landed on the beaches of Okinawa, a heavily fortified Pacific island to the south of Japan. Nearly three months later, the United States claimed victory ...
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The Bushido Code: Honor, Atrocities, and the Unyielding Spirit of Japan's WWII Soldiers
In the Pacific theater of World War II, Japan's military was driven by the Bushido code—a strict samurai ethos emphasizing honor, loyalty, and death before surrender. This code led to extreme acts of ...
World War II, true to its name, was fought across many fronts, with battles raging around the world over land, sea, and air. In the Pacific theater, especially, the Japanese and Allied military fought ...
The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most remarkable stories in the service’s history. More than 80 years ago, the crew of the ...
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