On the connection between the massive Soviet counterattack and the Japanese strike at Pearl Harbor in December 1941.

Once Hitler declared a place a "stronghold," his men had no choice but to fight to the death.

Underscoring its ferocity, future commandant of the Marine Corps General Clifton Cates argued that “the fight for Peleliu was one of the most vicious and stubbornly defended battles of the war.” 

From the Manhattan Project to Hiroshima and atomic diplomacy.

The Operation 85 project aims to identify unknown servicemen who perished aboard the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor.