In the early hours of June 4, 1942, four Japanese aircraft carriers led the attack on the U.S. base on Midway Island just six months after their attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Unbeknown to the ...

America used to use the Midway Atoll as an unsinkable aircraft carrier, and it proved to be pivotal during WWII. Here's why and what role it served.

On June 4, 1942, just six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway began during World War II. The battle lasted through June 7. In the end seven ships were sunk and ...

June 4 marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. — -- On June 4, 1942, the heavily outnumbered US and Japan clashed in an epic nearly four-day battle off Midway Island, a tiny atoll ...

Midway Atoll, pictured in 2002, was the site of a major turning point in World War II’s Pacific theater. A new battle is pitting preservation of its vaunted military history against the ...

Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, site of the infamous World War II battle but more recently a gem of a destination for fishermen, divers and eco-tourists, is no longer accessible to the public.

Wreckage of sunken Japanese WWII ship found 00:30. Newly released close-up videos and images of three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the Battle of Midway are reviving haunting ...

MIDWAY ATOLL, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (AP) — A crew of deep-sea explorers and historians looking for lost World War II warships have found a second Japanese aircraft carrier that went down ...

Wreckage of WWII aircraft carrier USS Hornet discovered in expedition 05:35. Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands — A crew of deep-sea explorers and historians looking for lost World War ...

MIDWAY ATOLL, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (AP) — A crew of deep-sea explorers and historians looking for lost World War II warships have found a second Japanese aircraft carrier that went down ...

With the recently released trailer for "Midway" we might finally get a new World War II Navy movie that doesn't totally suck. But, that's still a very low bar.

Instrumental in the Pacific Front during WWII at the battles of Coral Sea and Midway, the 809-foot-long Yorktown was capable of handling 90 planes and staffing around 2,200 personnel.