Their success at Pearl Harbor was due partly to astounding good ... He could beat good poker players, good bridge players and win at Go, the ancient East Asian strategic board game.

In the heart of the Pacific War, the USS San Francisco found itself battered and bleeding under relentless Japanese fire, her bridge turned into a scene of devastation. Amid the chaos, Lieutenant ...

Under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Maurice Jester, the cutter Icarus sank a German submarine in less than an hour.

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Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...

The history of these items is intertwined with Shillong’sown war-time past. When Japan attacked Burma in 1942, the town became a significant point of defense, and the remnants of the war still linger ...

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After the Pearl Harbor attack, he was recalled east ... when the officer-on-deck called Jester to the bridge and reported their sonar man had picked up a “mushy” contact 2,000 yards off ...

USS San Francisco (CA-38) at Pearl Harbor, with her crew manning the rails ... killing Scott and all senior officers on the bridge save for a wounded Capt. Jenkins. Although Atlanta was out ...

World War II saw the introduction of countless new and innovative forms of firepower. Discover the coolest facts about ...