Lt. Col. Pete Ellis’ “Operations Plan 712” was an extraordinary and prescient report—serving as the basis for what became the American amphibious juggernaut of World War II.

BB-56 had been assigned to a small American force, which included her sister ship, the USS South Dakota (BB-57), and four US Navy destroyers. Together, these warships intercepted a Japanese ...

Researchers and scientists found a part of an 80-year-old damaged World War II warship more than 600 meters deep in the Pacific Ocean.