IN THE first year of the war, Japanese fortifications on hundreds of Pacific islands and the immense distances of the Pacific seemed almost impassable barriers between us and Japan. That is what Japan ...

Overpowering naval and air power had wrought a sudden and massive change in the Pacific. Even conservative naval officers agreed that the U.S. was master of the Pacific. Less than 18 months ago, when ...

Admiral Chester William Nimitz measured his words. With his own hand the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet wrote last week: Halsey’s conduct of his present command leaves nothing to be desired.

The United States isn’t conceding the field of competition in the First Island Chain; it’s expanding it. Denial does not equate to dominance. In Brandon Weichert’s recent article in this... I’m not a ...

THE decisions reached at Moscow are as important. for the Pacific as they are for Europe. First of all, they set a tone of optimism which is the most effective of all political weapons. They assure ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Makin, now known as Butaritari, is a tiny triangular-shaped atoll at the northern tip of the Gilbert Islands. On a stormy night, U.S. Marines set ...