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 ship returned from its last deployment in May, after months ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was fought near the Philippines over several days with a number of different engagements. The combined conflict made it the largest naval battle of the Second World War ...

Two U.S. Navy PT boat captains awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II were both cases in point: Lt. Cmdr. John Bulkeley ...

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 ...

New York: Osprey Bloomsbury, 2023. Pp. 320+. Illus., maps, tables, appends., notes, biblio., index. $30.00. ISBN: 1472851757 A Fresh Look at the Greatest Sea Battle This new look at America’s retaking ...

In this week's Texas Minute history column, Ken Bridges looks at the life and legacy of Admiral Chester Nimitz.

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 ...

It was the first setback for the Japanese navy since the attack on Pearl Harbor and forced ... Finally, Part Five, the longest of the five parts, covers the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the fall of 1944.

(Naval History and Heritage Command) On the morning of Oct. 25, while the Battle of Leyte Gulf was being decided off Samar, aircraft from Rear Adm. Thomas Sprague’s escort carriers were ...