American shotguns were present in the Pacific War and could be devastating at close range. But their reputation as ...

This remote South Pacific island was home to one of the least necessary battles of World War II. But these days, Peleliu in ...

In the years between World War I and II, the U.S. military had ambitious and prescient ideas for war in the Pacific. By Nicholas Slayton Published Dec 1, 2025 10:44 ...

In 1943, American P-38 pilots over New Guinea were being lost in brutal dogfights against Japanese Zero fighters. This story ...

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The Second World War saw brutal fighting in all corners of the globe. While the fighting in the Atlantic was intense, nothing compared to the War in the Pacific. Today, we’re looking at the American ...

The reliable supply of abundant American oil was key to the Allied victory in World War II. The combination of vast oil ...

Bristling with armaments and seemingly strong, the current ad hoc Western coalition may yet prove, like NATO, vulnerable to sudden setbacks from rising partisan pressures. The USS Nimitz and USS ...