Join a compelling presentation on the Battle of Leyte Gulf—the final major fleet operation of World War II and the largest naval battle in history. Spanning over 100,000 square miles and ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf left the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) almost utterly broken. Three battleships were lost, including the super-battleship HIJMS Musashi. Four aircraft carriers had been ...

In 1959, reflecting on the Battle of Leyte Gulf from a distance of 15 years, TIME declared that the World War II engagement — between the Japanese navy and U.S. troops on and around the island ...

The World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf, a decisive Allied victory that decimated the Japanese Navy, began on Oct. 23 74 years ago. And it's considered to be the largest naval battle of all-time. A ...

They made history 43 years ago, and now, in their 60s and 70s, they have come together to recall the battle on which both the war and their lives turned. Some 425 men who fought in the largest sea … ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a tough slog, where U.S. maritime forces reclaimed a beachhead in the Far East after being expelled in 1941-1942. In reality, Leyte Gulf was a series of naval ...

To start the day, Princeton contributed 20 fighter planes to the air battle over Leyte Gulf. The first wave of 40 to 50 Japanese planes was intercepted and their attack broken up with many enemy ...

The two-hour battle of Leyte Gulf also saw the first wide use ofJapanese kamikaze or suicide planes, which struck the escortcarrier St. Lo and the carrier Kitkun Bay. Kamikazes also struckTaffy 1 ...

Six panelists who have studied the October 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf participated in a 75th anniversary discussion hosted by the Naval Historical Foundation. Following the panel, retired Admiral ...

He stops at the final name on the cup, Leyte, and pauses. "There's the one they got us," he said. It was Nov. 1, 1944, when the destroyer came under a fierce attack from kamikaze fighters at Leyte ...