Evans Carson and the Marine Raiders . Stephen Platt’s book about Evans Carlson is appropriately called The Raider because – in addition to being what he was most famous for a ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was fought near the Philippines over several days with a number of different engagements. The combined conflict made it the largest naval battle of the Second World War ...

Thomas Cutler ("The Battle of Leyte Gulf at 75"), Trent Hone ("Mastering the Art of Command"), and Paul Stillwell ("Battleship Commander") discussed the 1944 Pacific Theater Battle of Leyte Gulf ...

To mark this historic event, the Province of Leyte recently held the 80th Leyte Gulf Landings Commemoration with the theme “Yesterday’s Heroes, Today’s Inspiration for the New Generation.” ...

80 years ago Saturday, Gen. MacArthur and the United States won the Battle of Leyte Gulf, liberating the Philippines from Japanese control during World War II.

On Oct. 26, 1944, after four days of furious fighting, the World War II battle of Leyte Gulf, largest air-naval clash in history, ended with a decisive U.S. victory over the Japanese.

It was 17 hours of concentrated hell and the most amazing thing about the battle was that our Pacific light carrier force -- which nobody thought could deliver such a terrific punch -- held off ...

PALO, Leyte — A solemn atmosphere is pervading here as the people of Leyte, together with World War II veterans, their sons and daughters, commemorate the 80th Leyte Gulf Landings at the Red Beach, ...

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 ...

In the Pacific, the Japanese, despite being outmatched and outgunned, launched a daring attack around the Philippines in late October 1944 that became the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval ...