At the time of World War II, American submarines were no longer than 312 feet with a beam of 27 feet. So, you can imagine America's surprise when two U.S. destroyers picked up a Japanese submarine ...

When one reads about the exploits of the World War II-era Gato -class United States Navy submarine, USS Barb (SS-220 ), one almost sits in disbelief that any Navy crew pulled off the kind of missions ...

the decaying ruins here offer stark testimony to the extreme attempts Japan made in a last-ditch effort to avoid defeat in the waning months of World War II. The site on uninhabited Kushima island ...

KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture--Heightened threats from roaming Chinese submarines in the Pacific have sparked a revival of Japan’s long-dormant ship-surveillance program that costs 22.6 billion yen ...

The Battle of Midway is one of the best-known conflicts of World War II, and while the U.S. was victorious, the Japanese IJN Submarine I-168 did severe damage to their fleet. The I-168 had a brief ...