On Oct. 26, 1944, after four days of furious fighting, the World War II battle of Leyte Gulf, largest air-naval clash in history, ended with a decisive U.S. victory over the Japanese.

Thomas Cutler ("The Battle of Leyte Gulf at 75"), Trent Hone ("Mastering the Art of Command"), and Paul Stillwell ("Battleship Commander") discussed the 1944 Pacific Theater Battle of Leyte Gulf ...

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 ...

During World War II, the Pacific theater was marked by powerful naval clashes, including the rise and fall of Japan’s ...

NORFOLK, Va. - Downtown Norfolk's MacArthur Memorial hosted an event on Saturday commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The battle was a key U.S. victory during World War ...

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 searching for Shima’s retiring force when ...

The engagement that would become the Battle of Leyte Gulf began as Japanese forces advanced upon the island of Leyte. American forces began landing on Leyte on October 20, taking ...

Indeed, Johnston would play a pivotal role in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines, during what historians have since come to call the “Battle off Samar.” ...

Join a compelling presentation on the Battle of Leyte Gulf—the final major fleet operation of World War II and the largest naval battle in history. Spanning over 100,000 square miles and ...

He stops at the final name on the cup, Leyte, and pauses. "There's the one they got us," he said. It was Nov. 1, 1944, when the destroyer came under a fierce attack from kamikaze fighters at Leyte ...