The USS Illinois (BB-65) was conceived as a tougher follow-on to the Iowa class and first of the planned Montana-type heavy ...
Introduction -- 1. Part 1. Winning the unwinnable war (1936-December 1941) -- Part 2. South to Rabaul (1 January-20 February 1942) -- 2. Beyond Rabaul (21 February-10 March 1942) -- 3. Setting the ...
A United States warship recently conducted a rearm-at-sea operation, demonstrating the Navy's capability to sustain combat power during a potential war with China in the vast Pacific. The destroyer ...
Smaller and less dramatic than the other two battles of the Marianas Campaign, Tinian nevertheless produced its share of horror and heroism, as well as fielding the most important aerial sorties of ...