For the Japanese, keeping Saipan was crucial in stopping the American advance. In what became known as the Battle of the Philippine Sea, American and Japanese carriers fought a two-day sea and air ...

Usually associated with "sun, sand and snorkelling" the Pacific island of Saipan was a surprising location for the culmination of Julian Assange's long legal battle with the USA. But the "string ...

A Blair County man who lost his life in the Battle of Iwo Jima has been memorialized by the nonprofit Stories Behind the ...

Eighty years after the Battle of Saipan, a collection of battlefield interviews with US soldiers has been uncovered. Their voices tell the story of one of the most brutal chapters of the war.

The battle resulted in the loss of more than 6,000 ... The last recordings in the collection were made in 1945, and included audio from Saipan, Guam and Okinawa as well as Iwo Jima.

"Saipan" is being directed by Glenn Leyburn and ... story of an infamous moment in Irish and football history that drew battle lines across a nation, cast its hopes, dreams and sense of identity ...

For the Japanese, keeping Saipan was crucial in stopping the American advance. In what became known as the Battle of the Philippine Sea, American and Japanese carriers fought a two-day sea and air ...