Pacific War

The theater of World War II fought across the Pacific Ocean and East Asia.

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Aichi D3A (Val): Japanese carrier dive bomber of World War II Aichi D3A Carrier-based Japanese dive bomber of World War II, the Aichi D3A (Allied reporting name 'Val') served in major Pacific operations and later in kamikaze roles and shore-based air u…

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Attack on Pearl Harbor A surprise Japanese air strike on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, that brought the United States into World War II and reshaped the Pacific war.

Battle of Midway (4–7 June 1942)

Battle of Midway (4–7 June 1942) Battle of Midway A decisive 1942 carrier battle in the central Pacific in which the United States Navy, aided by signals intelligence, defeated a major Japanese carrier force and shifted the strate…

Battle of the Philippine Sea — decisive 1944 carrier battle in the Pacific Battle of the Philippine Sea Major naval engagement on 19–20 June 1944 in which U.S. carrier forces routed the Imperial Japanese Navy’s air arm, inflicting heavy aircraft and carrier losses and shaping the Pac…