Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Holland M. “Howlin' Mad” Smith—commanding the V Amphibious Corps—had just done something unprecedented ...

Nine days after D-Day, on June 15, 1944, the Battle of Saipan erupted on the other side of the world. It was to be as pivotal for the Pacific Theater as D-Day was for the war in Europe. Eighty years ...

CONCORD, Ohio — As the nation marks Independence Day on Thursday, a Lake County family will observe the occasion as they have for decades: in solemn reflection. July 4 marks 80 years since a young ...

Beach assault, Saipan, June 1944. USGov PD. June 15, 1944 U.S. Marines and Army troops, supported by a massive fleet, invade Saipan in the Mariana Islands of the Central Pacific. June 19, 1944 Japan's ...

On Aug. 9, 1944, the flag ship USS Indianapolis left port in Saipan heading to Apra Harbor. The island of Tinian had been secured the previous week, and the Battle of Guam was wrapping up. The ...

The two most important battles of World War II were fought within nine days of each other 75 years ago. The first, on June 6, 1944, was D-Day, the allied invasion of German occupied France on the ...

Researchers collect organic samples near the Grumman TBF Avenger to detect whether remains of lost crew members are present ...

2020-01-19T18:45:28-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/eab/20200119191329003_hd.jpgHistorians James Holland and Richard Frank discussed two grim events that took ...

"As a surgeon, we don't arm ourselves during battle." But of course he must defend himself! Saban Films has revealed an official trailer for a military action film titled Battle for Saipan, based on ...