In the Solomon Islands, a single stretch of water became the center of a brutal year-long campaign. This breaks down the key naval battles around Guadalcanal, and why so many ships went down here that ...
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India’s Pitch to the Pacific Islands

The Pacific Islands are rapidly becoming a key arena of competition between India and China.
Each year on February 15, followers gather at Sulfur Bay near the smoking slopes of Mount Yasur, one of the world’s most ...
Sunday morning 7 December 1941 is a date that is printed in the collective American mind. It was the day the Japanese launched their devastating surprise attack on the American Naval Base in Pearl ...
A delegation from the Government of Fiji paid a courtesy call on the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
Greater Geelong’s oldest World War II veteran Jack Carroll has died aged 102 after dedicating his life to serving his country ...
The island nation of Palau, home to just under 18, 000 people living on 500 small islands, has become an out sized player on ...
Foss shot down 23 Japanese aircraft from October 9 through November 19, 1942, according to his Medal of Honor citation. As the executive officer of Marine Fighting Squadron 121, Marine Air Group 11, ...
Driven by lessons from World War II and China’s expanding presence, Japan’s strategic orientation is pivoting eastward into the Pacific.
During the ferocious battle, Alexander Bonnyman led a 21-man demolition team against the main bomb-proof shelter on Tarawa.
Canada, the U.K., South Korea and others are getting cozy with Chinese leadership as a hedge against an unpredictable Trump ...
Canada, the U.K., South Korea and others are getting cozy with Chinese leadership as a hedge against an unpredictable Trump ...