ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Somewhere In Java -- Japanese invasion forces, crossing the Java sea and fighting off heavy Allied air attacks, effected three landings on the north coast of Java Sunday and were ...

Players: Allies: ABDA Eastern Strike Force (five cruisers and nine destroyers) commanded by the Dutch Rear Admiral Karel Doorman. Japan: 2nd and 4th Destroyer Flotillas and 5th Cruiser Squadron.

In mid-1945 the U.S. Navy (USN) had an unusual, and unexpected, problem. With the naval war well in hand, the USN had plenty of battleships and little use for them. Had the United States eventually ...

Key point: An drawn-out invasion of Japan would have killed an untold number on both sides. One of the most controversial decisions in history was President Harry Truman’s decision to drop atomic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Peck covers defense and national security. In the summer of 1945, U.S. leaders expected one million American soldiers ...