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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...

Hey everyone, back again this week with another guide to the guide. This time, we'll be looking at the PHG reading list . I recently saw...

I've recently done some reading on the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in the Philippines over at the Asia Maritime...

Did you know that Pacific History Guide has an easy locations list that designed to simplify your search for historical sites near you?...

Greetings all, I recently appeared on WW2TV with Paul Woodadge to discuss the invasion and battle of Saipan from the perspective of the...

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 !...

The Goryokaku Fortress in Hakodate, Hokkaido was built by Takeda Ayasaburo 武田 斐三郎 between 1855 and 1866. The fortress is famous for being...

Greetings all, I'm back with another blog post on historic Japan, another step in my mission to connect you with history, where you are....

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, today we're going to look at a brief history of the history of Japanese expansion and wrap it up with a book...

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

On this day, April 25th 1915, a joint force of British, Commonwealth, and French troops landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Ottoman...

Historic Museum Ship Mikasa and Statue of Togo Heihachiro - Yokosuka, Japan Yokosuka 横須賀市is my favorite navy town. The city itself...

Greetings all! Thanks to your patronage we have surpassed 244 visitors to the website, 140 Bluesky followers, and 140 Facebook followers....

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

Thank you so much to the more than 100 visitors to the website, 150 facebook followers, and 110 Bluesky followers! I'm truly...

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...