-The two-stage plan, Operations Olympic and Coronet, would have involved more than twice the forces of the Normandy landings and was expected to be unimaginably costly. -Facing a fanatical defense, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a Mongol ship that reportedly participated in the 13th century invasion of Japan that was foiled by a typhoon. Universal Images Group via Getty Images See ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On this day in 1945, the atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Tens of thousands were killed instantly and ...

In the spring of 1945, the U.S. Navy quietly handed over 149 warships to the Soviet Union at a remote Alaskan outpost, training the crews for the upcoming invasion of Japan. In the spring of 1945, ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Navy had little long-term strategic role for its battlefleet. In mid-1945 the U.S. Navy (USN) had an unusual, and unexpected, problem. With the naval... Key point: ...

NAGASAKI—The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is changing its signage to include a more comprehensive explanation of the start of the second Sino-Japanese War, including mention of a Japanese invasion.