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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, which was in operation from 1923 to 1997. Over a million recruits trained at NTC, and tens of thousands more went through technical schools here. Much of the base was turned over to the city of San Diego in 1997, and on the grounds are dozens of buildings reaching back to 1918 as well as several important monuments. The history of the presence

Greetings all! As some of you may have noticed, I recently transferred from Guam to San Diego, California. This is our first time living in the United States as a family, and my first time living in America in nearly nineteen years. We jumped into San Diego with a lot of excitement, and the city has not disappointed. There's a lot of great things to do here, and historical sites to see. I have just added a San Diego page to the Pacific History Guide website, and will continue

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...

The city itself traces its roots back thousands of years, and was an important location from the earliest records of record Japanese history. Uraga, a subdivision of Yokosuka, was home to the Tokugawa fleet due to its strategic location at the entrance to Tokyo Bay. In 1720, the Shogunate established the Uraga bugyo 浦賀奉行, officials tasked with administering the port of Uraga and policing the waterways surrounding it, primarily to ensure that Japan remained closed off to forei

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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...

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...