The evening sun lowers over the Pacific as Hiryū pushes through the waves. On deck, crews work fast, refueling and rearming planes for another strike. The mood is tense but focused—there’s still a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A special ceremony was held Tuesday at Midway Airport in Chicago to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, which is what the airport is named after. "It stands as ...

On June 4, 1942, just six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway began during World War II. The battle lasted through June 7. In the end seven ships sunk and 3,364 men ...

The day after the main battle at Midway, the Japanese cruiser Mikuma is retreating westward, damaged and trailing oil... With air cover lost and American carriers still in the area, the situation is ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Midway was, in many ways, a more decisive battle than D-Day. The loss of four of Japan’s carriers stopped the Rising Sun dead in its tracks, giving America space to ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- This Veterans Day, moviegoers everywhere can witness the most pivotal Pacific battle in World War II: “Midway.” The production reminds viewers just how precariously ...

The Japanese Midway attack force was divided three ways. First, the aircraft carriers would approach from the northwest and knock out the islands’ defenses. Coming in from the west and southwest, the ...

The Battle of Midway between the US and Japanese navies began on June 4, 1942. The three-day battle was a decisive defeat for the Japanese and turned the tide of the war. Now, 79 years later, the ...

Just in time for Americans to officially remember veterans of World War II and other conflicts on Veterans Day 2019, a film about a key battle in the Pacific theater is opening in movie theaters.

Eighty years ago this weekend, the U.S. Navy ambushed the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Midway and altered the course of World War II. Saturday night, aboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego — a ...