With three Japanese carriers, the Akagi, Kaga and Sōryū, in flames, the tide of battle seemed to favor the U.S. Navy—but the ...

The evening sun lowers over the Pacific as Hiryū pushes through the waves. On deck, crews work fast, refueling and rearming planes for another strike. The mood is tense but focused—there’s still a ...

"An Atlantic Monthly Press book." Preface, dated 1953, refers to corrections checked and collated "since the first edition." -- P. xi. Task organizations containing lists of American and Japanese ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KGO) -- The USS Coral Sea was one of the three Midway-class aircraft carriers from the United States Navy. It was introduced in the latter part of World War II, according to USS Coral ...

CORAL SEA, MIDWAY AND SUBMARINE ACTIONS (307 pp.)—Samuel Eliot Morison—Little, Brown ($6). THE STRUGGLE FOR GUADALCANAL (389 pp.)—Samuel Eliot Morison—Little, Brown ($6). BATTLE REPORT: VICTORY IN THE ...

On December 7, 1941, planes from six Japanese carriers destroyed the U.S. battleships at Pearl Harbor. Their success opened the way for Japan to conquer Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Yet by ...

Look Out: The Delight and Danger of Taking the Long View ...

If you want to follow, minute by minute, five of the major engagements of World War II in the Pacific as recorded by the British, then this is the book for you. The account of each engagement is drawn ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: In the end, it is unlikely that the destruction of two carriers at Pearl would have turned the tide of war. The massive fleet of carriers that the United States built ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: In the end, it is unlikely that the destruction of two carriers at Pearl would have turned the tide of war. The massive fleet of carriers that the United States built ...