Department of History

The epic battles between the United States and the imperial forces of Japan come alive in these complex portraits of the war from the air, on land, and across the seas. THE RETURN TO THE PHILLIPINES From MacArthur's strategy to the heroics of the ground troops, the 7th Fleet's naval forces, and the pilots of the Air Force, the heroic saga of the Philippines is a stunning story of unstoppable determination. OKINAWA...THE LAST BATTLE Winston Churchill descripbed it as the most inense and famous battle in military histoyr. Withness the desperate, suicidal resistance of the Japanese in the final battle of the Pacific campaign. ADMIRAL WILLIAM "BULL" HALSEY, NAVAL One of the most celebrated naval commanders in American history, Admiral Halsey led the Battle of the Bismark Sea and helped neutralize the Japanese offensive.