Marty Connor was 18 years old when he fought all 36 days during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. But perhaps his greatest legacy would be what happened after the war. 80 years after Iwo Jima, his ...

By appearances, however, the group visit by the SDF members in uniform appears an organized ... was administered jointly by the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy and was the spiritual pillar of ...

Most devastating, Americans simply underestimated the Japanese. Their success at Pearl ... If pitted against the Americans over time, the Imperial Navy would never be able to make up its ...

As you can see, it depicts an attractive woman in a slinky evening gown, reclining on a chair surrounded by three entranced officers who represent the Army, Navy, and the Royal ... requires me to warn ...

Trained in the shadow of samurai tradition, these soldiers were taught to fight with unshakable loyalty, brutal discipline, ...

A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the ...

According to the U.S. Naval Institute, Rear Admiral Toshiyuki Yokoi, a former Imperial Japanese Navy officer, recounted in 1954 that his mission at Okinawa was to "break up enemy carrier striking ...

Looking back through history, it’s often difficult to see passed events that have so shaped our modern world. The story of Japan in World War II for example has often left those in the west with an ...

The Navy Midshipmen men’s lacrosse team is going to wear a version of the same uniform the Navy football team wore in the Army-Navy game. Nov 28, 2020; Annapolis, Maryland, USA; A general ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter ... when it was hopelessly losing. The Imperial Navy founded the Kamikaze Tokko Tai, which translates as Divine Wind Special ...

Shortly after 3:20 p.m., they arrived at the cenotaph dedicated to the war dead, honoring Imperial Japanese Army officers and soldiers. Both bowed, offered bouquets of white flowers and again ...