‘The Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast’ was claimed to be sunk 6 times in World War II
The USS Houston was launched in 1929 as a light cruiser, but the treaties signed after World War I required the United States to list it as a heavy cruiser….
The Japanese Navy tried to destroy the Golden Gate Bridge with torpedoes
In the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the American people were left stunned and unsure of what the near future would hold. It left…
This WWII tank could be launched from a submarine underwater
The Imperial Japanese military’s structure during WWII can be considered unorthodox by modern standards. For example, its navy (IJN) crewed and fielded amphibious tanks. Their goal was to support amphibious…
The time Japanese submarines attacked California and Oregon during WWII
Aside from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, many Americans aren’t familiar with other attacks on the states during WWII. Some may know of the Japanese invasion of Alaska or…