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 ...

U.S. BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC: Hit Hard, Hit Fast, Hit Often 12 minute read TIME November 30, 1942 12:00 AM GMT-4 ...

(CNN) – The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most remarkable stories in the service’s history.