By April 1942 the U.S. felt that something incredibly bold was needed, and it was decided to launch an attack on Japan herself. This was accomplished by launching B 25 bombers from a carrier in the famous Doolittle raid.
One of the first casualties of Pearl Harbor was the battleship Arizona. She had been hit by a single torpedo ten minutes into the attack, exploding her magazine. The Oklahoma was next, suffering...
Despite controversy the U.S. Navy's first carrier, the USS Langley, was completed in 1922. It was a conversion of a former WW I battleship, and landing the underpowered planes on the pitching deck...
By November of 1941 it appeared that moves were still being made to avoid a military confrontation, the reality was that the Japanese plans for the attack on Pearl Harbor had already been concluded...
With Pearl Harbor, Japan had shown that they were a force to be reckoned with, but many of the ships the Japanese destroyed were obsolete and their gamble that a terrible defeat would make the U.S....
The Philippines, with its strong American presence, was a key target for the Japanese in the North Pacific, and an attack began on the islands only hours after news of the attack on Pearl Harbor...
The formerly ruling Samurai class was not pleased with Japan's Westernization. Toward the end of the 19th century a civil war was waged between the last Samurai under the leadership of Saigo...
The idea of launching aircraft from water is almost as old as powered flight itself. As early as 1910 attempts were being made to launch planes from ships, but it was Britain that launched the...
The Mitsubishi A6 M2, commonly known as the Zero, was an impressive fighter for its time. It was armed with two 7.7 mm machine guns in the fuselage, two wing-mounted 20 mm cannons and a...
How did Japan change from a medieval feudal nation to a modern state with a strong economy that could support an advanced arms industry? The answer is in Japan's introduction to the West in 1853 by...
In the years before WW II the U.S. demanded that Japan withdraw from China, while the Japanese demanded that the U.S. cease helping Chinese nationals. This impasse would worsen the relationship...
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