The Invasion Fleet that Liberated Europe
An 80th-anniversary tribute to Operation Neptune, the naval component of the Normandy invasion, which hit France’s shores with the largest ...
Seizing Saipan
Eighty years ago, Operation Forager—the invasion of the Marianas—was launched with the Battle of Saipan, a brutal struggle that deftly coordinated U.S. land, sea, and ...
The Mighty Moo at the Battle of the Philippine Sea
The story of the iconic carrier battle of the Pacific war, viewed from the crowded flight deck of the USS Cowpens, one of the Independence-class ...
Marine Air’s Dark Day at Midway
It was one of the U.S. Navy’s finest victories, but it was a very bad day for Marine aviation. From the experience came crucial lessons ...