Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 ...

The Battle off Samar became one of the last large-scale sea battles of the Pacific Theatre before Japan lost all of its ...

Offshore the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Navy waged the largest naval battle in the history of warfare. The Battle of Leyte Gulf destroyed the Japanese Navy as an effective fighting force.

The Battle of Saipan wasn’t Hillman’s last battle experience. After repairs were made to the ship’s doors, Hillman would go on to serve at Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles of ...

The Battle of Sibuyan Sea, which sank the Musashi, was one of several battles fought as part of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, which is considered by some standards to be the largest naval battle in ...

E ighty years ago this month, the Allies launched the liberation of the Philippines and fought history’s largest naval battle, Leyte Gulf. Today, as U.S. forces face mounting challenges in the ...

The battle took place in the North Sea off the coast of Denmark. Since the start of the war, the British Navy had blockaded German ports and prevented supplies, including food, from reaching Germany.