It was 17 hours of concentrated hell and the most amazing thing about the battle was that our Pacific ... through our naval blockade and enter Leyte gulf, they could have wiped out every ship ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf holds important lessons for a hypothetical China-U.S. naval clash – and Chinese strategists know it. An explosion on the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) after she was hit by a ...

I SHALL RETURN” is arguably the most memorable and historic wartime promise made by a military leader. Uttered by Gen. Douglas MacArthur in Australia after he escaped the Japanese troops in the ...

The ship is named after the 1944 World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Sea, the largest naval battle in history. The ship returned from its last deployment in May, after months ...

In 1944, after four days of furious fighting, the World War II battle of Leyte Gulf, largest air-naval clash in history, ended with a decisive U.S. victory over the Japanese. In 1951, British voters ...

The battle for the Gulf of Leyte decisively shifted the fortunes of war, and it is this action that dominates the twelfth volume of Samuel Eliot Morison’s massively conceived and brilliantly ...

Despite her imposing design, Musashi had a limited impact due to inadequate air cover, meeting her end in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944 after enduring 19 torpedo and 17 bomb hits. -This event ...

In 1944, after four days of furious fighting, the World War II battle of Leyte Gulf, largest air-naval clash in history, ended with a decisive U.S. victory over the Japanese. File Photo by US Navy ...

To mark this historic event, the Province of Leyte recently held the 80th Leyte Gulf Landings Commemoration with the theme “Yesterday’s Heroes ... reminding the younger generations of the sacrifice of ...

NORFOLK, Va. - Downtown Norfolk's MacArthur Memorial hosted an event on Saturday commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The battle was a key U.S. victory during World War ...