As victory in Europe was secured in May 1945, the war in the Pacific raged on with undiminished ferocity. Facing Japan’s refusal to surrender and the horrifying projections of Operation Downfall, ...

Operation Hailstone, the two-day carrier assault launched 82 years ago this week, demolished Japan's largest overseas naval installation and sent more than 40 ships beneath the waves.

Even though the Navy has said the dismissal will not impact its mission, the firing could have ripple effects on board.

A deliberate full-size ship sinking is among the few means of demonstrating that a modern scheme of “ship-kill” is both end-to-end, i.e. in detecting the target and the characteristics of the weapon ...