October 1944 marked one of the bloodiest clashes of the Pacific War. Among the clouds, a young American Hellcat pilot faced overwhelming Japanese defenses. Despite fighting bravely, he disappeared ...

If the Battle of the Philippine Sea had played out differently, Japan's navy might have been decimated by June 1944. One of the world’s largest and most advanced battleships was discovered this ...

The ship is named after the 1944 World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Sea, the largest naval battle in history. The ship returned from its last deployment in May, after months ...

New York: Osprey Bloomsbury, 2023. Pp. 320+. Illus., maps, tables, appends., notes, biblio., index. $30.00. ISBN: 1472851757 A Fresh Look at the Greatest Sea Battle This new look at America’s retaking ...

Finally, Part Five, the longest of the five parts, covers the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the fall of 1944. It deals with the organization of the allied and enemy forces and then moves chronologically ...