After a successful raid in Alaska, the Japanese fleet returned southward—unaware that it had left behind a fully intact ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Japan is entering a consequential phase in its national security planning. As Tokyo moves toward an early revision of its three core security documents – the National Security Strategy, National ...

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto understood American power because he had seen it firsthand. He studied at Harvard, served as naval ...

U.S. Marines inspect a destroyed Japanese tank in the Gilbert Islands, 1943. Under the cover of darkness on the night of June 16, 1944, almost 40 tanks of the Japanese 9th Tank Regiment moved into ...

Japanese opposition lawmakers submitted a bill to provide relief to surviving civilian victims of the Pacific War to the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, or parliament, on ...

Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many of the Pacific Islands in hard-fought naval and amphibious battles before ending the war ...

The Hellcat’s forgiving flight characteristics and durability allowed less experienced pilots to survive early engagements and gain greater experience against the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero. The ...