Following the devastating U.S. losses at Pearl Harbor and the fall of Wake Island, Japan sought to eliminate American carrier forces and establish dominance in the central Pacific. What followed was a ...

On June 4, 1942, just six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway began during World War II. The battle lasted through June 7. In the end seven ships sunk and 3,364 men ...

Reporting from midway atoll — The Battle of Midway was a major turning point in World War II’s Pacific theater. The remote atoll where thousands died is now a fragile sanctuary for millions of ...

Dive into the dramatic events of World War II as we explore "The Attack That Doomed Mikuma at the Battle of Midway, 1942." ...

June 4 marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. — -- On June 4, 1942, the heavily outnumbered US and Japan clashed in an epic nearly four-day battle off Midway Island, a tiny atoll ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Seventy-five years ago, America badly needed a win. The nation was still reeling from Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and loss of the Philippines to Japanese invaders in the opening ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Midway was, in many ways, a more decisive battle than D-Day. The loss of four of Japan’s carriers stopped the Rising Sun dead in its tracks, giving America space to ...

Seventy-five years ago (June 4-7, 1942), the astonishing American victory at the Battle of Midway changed the course of the Pacific War. Just six months after the catastrophic Japanese surprise attack ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese forces ...