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Seems crazy but nearly a year ago now we did a little Second World War history tour around Guam as a family and with the kids' friends. ...

You often hear the word 'roads' in reference to coastal cities, seaports, or bodies of water. Some of the more famous examples include...

On the 15th August 1945, the people of Japan dutifully turned to their radios. It had been announced the day before via all NHK stations...

The second and last use of atomic weapons in combat took place on this day, August 9 1945. A B-29 named 'Bockscar' took off from Tinian...

Greetings everybody, I recently had the pleasure of returning to WW2TV for a talk on the Battle of Guam in 1941, when the Americans lost...

Hiratsuka suffered greatly as a result of all this. On July 16, 1945, 138 B-29's dropped 1,173 tons of incendiary bombs (447,716 in total). Only 5% of the bombs targeted the naval arsenal or aircraft plant, the rest were dropped on the civilian populatio

On this day July 12 1918, the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi 河内 exploded and sank in Tokuyama Bay with the loss of more than...

On May 17th 2025, YCAPS sponsored a trip to historic Liberty Station in San Diego . This is the site of the old Naval Training Center,...

Greetings all! As some of you may have noticed, I recently transferred from Guam to San Diego, California. This is our first time living...

As promised, I've been working on building more locations for the Pacific History Guide, and this week I'm proud to unveil Singapore !...

Good evening everybody, I'm back today with a short post on an auspicious event in Second World War history: the fall of Corregidor....

Greetings all! Last week I took part in a discussion regarding ethical decision-making in my squadron's wardroom. My submission to the...

Greetings all, back today with another book recommendation. On this day April 28th in 1952, the Allied Occupation of Japan ended.  It’s...

On this day April 7th in 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy super battleship Yamato was sunk by U.S. Navy aircraft of Task Force 58 while...

On this day April 6th 1945, the ships of Operation Ten-Go departed Tokuyama. The mission assigned to the super battleship Yamato, light...

On this day April 3rd 1945, the U.S. Army Air Corps 509th Composite Group arrived on Tinian and began training for the missions that...

I sent the below text in email format to the Sailors of VRM-50, marking the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Okinawa. I...

This is a fascinating article on the history of the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship (later hybrid carrier-battleship) Ise courtesy of...

I've recently finished this manga, one of the better I've read, that follows the events of the last days of the Second World War,...

Some ships live forever. Here is a breakwater in Kitakyushu, Japan that was partially made by the wreck of IJN Yanagi. Apparently part...