Here’s What You Need to Remember: Leyte was “the last great naval battle” of World War II. It broke the back of Japanese sea power, finishing what the Philippine Sea started. It forced the IJN into ...

This week marks the seventieth anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, where U.S. maritime forces reclaimed a beachhead in the Far East after being expelled in 1941-1942. In reality, Leyte Gulf was a ...

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Last Monday was the 70th anniversary of the Landings in Palo, Leyte when the US Forces under the command of Gen. Douglas MacArthur fulfilled his promise to the Filipinos in his famous stirring words, ...

Although of tremendous material consequence, the Battle of Leyte Gulf did not leave a lasting tactical or operational legacy. Some things became clear: The destruction of HIJMS Musashi confirmed that ...

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 week.

San Pedro >> Under a leaden sky at Los Angeles Harbor, their voices joined in the 1940 patriotic lyrics from a simpler time. “This is my country! Land of my birth … “This is my country! Grandest on ...

Tune in to hear an earlier conversation with Evan Thomas about The Battle of Leyte, the last major WWII naval battle between the Americans and the Japanese which marked the defeat and destruction of ...

Some notes on the AFP. Yesterday the Philippine Military Academy marked its 124th Foundation Day with General Vidal E. Querol, chairman of the PMA Alumni Association, as guest of honor and speaker. It ...

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