A US invasion of Taiwan in WWII would have been a disaster. A Chinese operation faces similar dangers.
An invasion of Taiwan by China today would face similar challenges that caused the US to drop the idea during WWII. The ...
A week after China’s war games, US and Canadian warships sail through Taiwan Strait
U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the disputed Taiwan Strait on Sunday, almost a week after China held massive war ...
US Helps Japan Build First Aircraft Carriers Since WWII Amid China Threat
One of the Japanese warships bears the name of a World War II-era carrier that took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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America's Iowa-Class Battleships: Almost Upgraded with Nuclear Artillery Shells
The Iowa-class battleships, America’s last class of battleships, nearly received a nuclear upgrade during the Cold War. In the 1950s, the U.S. Navy developed the Mk-33 "Katie" nuclear artillery shell ...
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Lexington-Class Battlecruisers: The Warships the U.S. Navy Never Built But Needed
The U.S. Navy’s decision not to build battlecruisers before World War II, focusing on slow, heavily armored battleships, ...
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Fire! The Top 5 Battleships of All Time, Ranked
The article ranks the top five battleships of all time, highlighting their significance during the era when battleships ...
On this day in history, October 25, 1944, first kamikaze suicide pilots attack US Navy in World War II
Imperial Japan sent its first wave of kamikaze suicide planes to the U.S. Navy off the coast of the Philippines on Oct. 25, ...
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A Week After China’s War Games, US and Canadian Warships Sail Through Taiwan Strait
A Week After China’s War Games, US and Canadian Warships Sail Through ... colony before being unified with China at the end of World War II. It split away in 1949 when Chiang Kai-shek’s ...
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US and Canadian warships transit the Taiwan Strait a week after Beijing’s war games
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan ... before being unified with China at the end of World War II. It split away in 1949 when Chiang Kai-shek’s ...