Coral Sea ended in a tactical victory for the Japanese, seeing the sinking of Lexington, but a strategic win for the ...

In 1942, the Japanese surged through the Dutch East Indies, conquering territory at an incredible pace. By February, Japanese troop convoys advanced towards Java, as they were met by a small Allied ...

On the last day of 1942, German surface ships launched a surprise attack on Allied convoy JW-51B heading to the Soviet Union. Outgunned and under pressure, the British escort force faced the challenge ...

The author gratefully acknowledges assistance for this article from Darlene Dingman, who suggested the topic, and the ...

U.S. Navy Seaman 2nd class Ross Covina shipped off to serve in World War II in 1941, and never came home. Now his last living ...

“The Battle of the Coral Sea is not getting the level of recognition it deserves from the government,” he said. “It was equally as important as Kokoda and Gallipoli.” Mr Johnson, from Canberra, said ...

A team of scientists is employing a technique used to detect invasive species to search for troops lost at sea.

Museum researchers reconstructed the evolutionary history of stony corals over the past 460 million years, providing insights ...

First, a diver stabs a needle at the end of a long pole into the center of the alien-like creature. Then, a vinegar solution is injected in several spots before the animal is gently pulled away from ...

Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan.