World War II - Pacific
Aerial view of Iwo Jima at about the time of the battle. It was here that thousands of people died between February-March, 1945. Department of D...
On July 16, 1945, the U.S. tests an atomic device with stunning results. It was a day the world changed.
Navajo code talkers, speaking their unwritten language, create an unbroken code which greatly helps the Marines during their battle for Iwo Jima.
Tule Lake internment camp allow students to take class and families to grow crops.
There were not enough planes and guns to defend the Philippines from the Japanese.
Bombs strike the USS Arizona causing it to explode; 900 sailors die and the ship sinks.
While there are early warnings of a potential attack, the Office of Navy Intelligence does not believe them.
Pvt. Joseph McDonald receives the radar message from Opana Point but cannot get anyone to believe him about the incoming Japanese planes until it is t...
Although President Truman's decision to use an atomic weapon remains controversial, many agree that more lives would have been lost during an invasion...
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