The U.S. may have fielded the largest aircraft carrier fleet in World War 2, but Japan was no slouch. Through conversions, it also amassed a pretty large fleet.

During World War II, any deadly new innovation had the potential to help push one side toward victory. Tragically, this focus on new weaponry led to the development of a formidable torpedo in Japan ...

At the turn of the 1940s, World War 2 was in full swing, with the Allied and Axis forces doing battle across Europe, Africa, and the Pacific Ocean. The United States hadn't gotten directly involved in ...

On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan surrendered, launching an era of alliances and trade. Now, with memories of the war fading, so is the consensus on how to avoid a repeat.

Liberty Ships, first built during World War II,  transformed the industry of Greek shipping in the post-war period.