the vicious battle for the Pacific reached ever bloodier crescendos. As Allied forces crossed the Rhine in Europe, American Marines won a costly victory on Iwo Jima in their island-hopping ...

It’s been over 80 years since the United States and Allied forces fought Japan in the Battle of Guadalcanal. Today, communities in the Solomon Islands are still dealing with the unexploded devices ...

Marines initially invaded Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945, as part of the U.S. island-hopping campaign in the Pacific, and it took four days to gain the summit of Suribachi, according to a Department of ...

While the beds were nicer, little did Gardner know that he would end up witnessing first hand both the D-Day invasion at Normandy, France, and the island hopping campaign in WWII's Pacific Theater.

Marines initially invaded Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945, as part of the U.S. island-hopping campaign in the ... tunnels and pillboxes. WWII VETERAN TURNS 100, REVEALS THE SECRETS OF A LONG, HEALTHY ...