For the Japanese, keeping Saipan was crucial in stopping the American advance. In what became known as the Battle of the Philippine Sea, American and Japanese carriers fought a two-day sea and air ...

“Guam: The Battle for an American Island in World War II,” is No. 8 on James Hallas’ well-regarded list of titles covering ...

Eighty years after the Battle of Saipan, a collection of battlefield interviews with US soldiers has been uncovered. Their voices tell the story of one of the most brutal chapters of the war.

Usually associated with "sun, sand and snorkelling" the Pacific island of Saipan was a surprising location for the culmination of Julian Assange's long legal battle with the USA. But the "string ...

DECATUR, Ill. (CBS) -- The family of a U.S. Marine from downstate Decatur who served in World War II has been reunited with his Purple Heart. U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Delbert G. Tuttle earned the ...

During World War II, more than 50,000 people, including civilians, died on Saipan--the site of the gruesome Battle of Saipan in 1944. War is truly cruel. Seventy-eight years have passed since the ...

For the Japanese, keeping Saipan was crucial in stopping the American advance. In what became known as the Battle of the Philippine Sea, American and Japanese carriers fought a two-day sea and air ...