The foundation for HBO’s ‘The Pacific’ miniseries was written by an angry Marine
In 1951, a Marine Corps veteran who had served in World War II’s Pacific Theater walked out of a Broadway theater halfway through the show. The show was the legendary…
In 1951, a Marine Corps veteran who had served in World War II’s Pacific Theater walked out of a Broadway theater halfway through the show. The show was the legendary…
Today in military history, 1942, Vice Admiral William F. Halsey is appointed the new commander of the South Pacific. Beginning his military career during World War I, Halsey — nicknamed…
“Bond. James Bond.” These are Sir Sean Connery’s first lines in 1962’s Dr. No as he brought Ian Fleming’s spy of mystique to life on the silver screen. Ironically, Fleming didn’t want the working-class, bodybuilding Scotsman to portra…
The expedition crew aboard the late Paul G. Allen’s research vessel (R/V) Petrel discovered wreckage from USS Wasp (CV 7), which was sunk in 1942.
Wasp, found Jan. 14, 2019, was sunk Sept. 15, 1942, by four Japanese…
Following a successful surprise meeting on Nov. 8, 2018, Beijing and Canberra want to be friends again.
That’s good, but it won’t change the fact that, for the Chinese people, Australia has made “probably the worst” impression out of all W…