US troops in the Pacific in WWII often tuned their radios to enemy broadcasts, hearing a mysterious, sultry voice known as Tokyo Rose. She taunted US soldiers, questioned their cause, and played ...
Bob Fernandez thought he'd go dancing and see the world when he joined the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in August 1941. Four months later, he found himself shaking from explosions ...
The Truk Atoll, now known as the Chuuk Lagoon, lies about 900 miles northeast of the main island of Papua New Guinea and 3,500 miles southeast of Hawaii. Japan used the atoll to help double its ...