April 1945. The Pacific War had decisively turned in favour for the United States. During the waning days of that month, the ...

In this riveting historical video, witness the dramatic final moments of the mighty battleship Yamato during World War II. Discover the intense and overwhelming assault as bombers swarm the legendary ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The names of Japanese sailors who went down with the Yamato — once the largest battleship afloat during World War II — will be added to a memorial commemorating the Battle of ...

What You Need to Know: Japan’s Yamato, the largest battleship ever constructed, embarked on a one-way mission during the final stages of World War II. In April 1945, with just enough fuel for a single ...

Prior to the days of Tomahawk missiles and aircraft carriers, battleships were the way a nation would flex its muscles at sea. In 1941, as the Imperial Japanese Navy was in the midst of its dash ...

“The Great War of Archimedes” is a new Japanese war movie about the World War II battleship Yamato from Toho Studios, home of Godzilla. It’s coming to the U.S. on June 15 with an all-new English ...

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato. Escorted by the light cruiser Yahagi and eight ...