This combination of superior aircraft and seasoned aviators provided Japan with a formidable edge in the early stages of the ...

What if the aircraft carriers of the United States Navy had been present at Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941? The question has bedeviled historians since World War II, as the ...

The Essex-class aircraft carriers, the largest class of capital ships in the 20th century, played a crucial role in World War ...

Enemy soldiers overlooked Josefina "Joey" Guerrero due to her condition. Later, her heroic actions on behalf of the Allies ...

The USS Antietam Essex-class aircraft carrier was constructed too late to serve in World War II, but the warship participated ...

The conversion and modernization carried out is in line with joint operational capabilities with the United States Navy.

The flight deck of a decommissioned World War II-era aircraft carrier docked at Alameda has recently begun launching ...

The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

Japan has achieved a noteworthy milestone in its military modernization efforts by converting the warship Kaga into the country's inaugural full-fledged aircraft carrier since World War II.

World War II ended 75 years ago, but not all countries commemorate it on the same day. Wednesday is the anniversary of the formal Sept. 2, 1945, surrender of Japan to the United States ...

During World War II, America's Greatest Generation did its part for the war effort – including Walt Disney and the studio ...

A new traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian has made its way to Rancho Cordova and takes a look at the complex history of World War II Japanese American internment camps. The oldest living ...