Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B Roberts.

If the Battle of the Philippine Sea had played out differently, Japan's navy might have been decimated by June 1944. One of the world’s largest and most advanced battleships was discovered this ...

And here's a view directly on top of either the Fusō or Yamashiro as it's bombed by US aircraft from above, some of which were launched by the famed aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.

The ship is named after the 1944 World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Sea, the largest naval battle in history ...

The kamikaze suicide plane was a last-ditch effort to stave off defeat by a desperate Japan. But its fatal flaw doomed its ...

On a cloudless day off the Philippines coast, Shigetoshi Kaneko held onto floating debris while adrift, clinging to hope after esc ...

What can be said about these iconic warbirds that hasn’t already been said? Let us tell you. As was the case with torpedo bombers, the heyday of the dive bomber did not last beyond World War II. But ...

This gulf was the site of the historic Battle of Leyte Gulf, regarded as the largest naval battle in history during World War II. The province holds a significant place in the liberation of the ...

During the Philippine Sea battle, Cavalla and Albacore would put those torpedoes to good use by pulling off a major feat: sinking one Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) aircraft carrier apiece.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named the sea service ... which participated in the battle of Leyte Gulf, which has also lent its name to a ship. “Throughout the day, the attacks continued ...

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer, the future USS Intrepid ...

This week, the U.S. Navy is celebrating 240 years of active ... During the ferocious action off Samar Island in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the Johnston, along with two other American destroyers ...