What You Need to Know: The top five WWII aircraft carriers—chosen for their strategic impact and bravery—include the iconic USS Enterprise (CV-6) for its extensive combat achievements and resilience, ...

June 4, 1942 was the turning point in the Second World War. Prior to that point, the Japanese had never been truly defeated in a decisive battle and after that day they’d never win another significant ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: While Japanese defenders concentrated their energies down low, Enterprise and then Yorktown dive-bombers arrived overhead. They pounced on the enemy flattops from ...

Deep-sea explorers scouring the world’s oceans for sunken Second World War ships have uncovered the wreck of a Japanese aircraft carrier destroyed in the pivotal Battle of Midway. Fought in June 1942, ...