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.

It was history’s last major fleet engagement—to date. The Battle of Leyte Gulf was... Here’s What You Need to Remember: Leyte was “the last great naval battle” of World War II.

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval engagement in history, a sprawling affair that lasted from Oct. 23 to 26, 1944, involving four major engagements. In spite of hopeless odds, Japanese Adm ...

The USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier, was the most decorated American naval vessel to fight in World War II and ...

Japan unleashed kamikazes on the U.S. Navy at the Battle of Leyte Gulf on Oct. 25, 1944. The attack was successful, destroying or severely damaging over two dozen ships, including two aircraft ...

During the ferocious action off Samar Island in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the Johnston, along with two other American destroyers, charged a powerful Japanese force of four battleships and six ...

The Japanese Navy had ceased to be an effective fighting force after the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October of 1944. Pilot Shimada flew in the Special Attack Forces that targeted the U.S. Fifth Fleet.

Rather than strike directly at Luzon, Army and Navy planners decided first to capture the Philippine islands of Leyte and Mindoro ... to the beaches of Lingayen Gulf, on northwest Luzon, where ...

Filipino veterans and community as well as representatives from Australia attended the remembrance of the Battle of Leyte Gulf at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. The enduring connection ...

Ask any armchair historian to name the largest naval battle in history and a typical response is the “Battle of Leyte Gulf,” fought in October 1944 off the coast of... Here’s What You Need ...