April 1945. The Pacific War had decisively turned in favour for the United States. During the waning days of that month, the ...
As Okinawa was invaded in April 1945, Japan launched a one-way surface strike built around Yamato, the largest battleship ...
Editor’s Note: A Good Thunder farm boy and pilot Ensign Jack Carl Fuller died 80 years ago Monday in one of the key battles to the U.S. winning World War II in the Pacific Theater. Research by his ...
Designers of the Yamato intended for this monster battleship to defeat any counterpart from the United States Navy. But the advent of aircraft carriers ensured that no such battle would ever occur.