Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nine days after D-Day, on June 15, 1944, the Battle of Saipan erupted on the other side of the world. It was to be as pivotal for ...

On July 24, 1944, Marines to the north of Guam landed on two narrow beaches on Tinian, an effort described by Marine Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith as "the perfect amphibious operation in the Pacific War." ...

The day was August 6, 1945, the weather was calm and mild as an overloaded B-29 Superfortress named Enola Gay struggled to lift off from the huge airstrip located on the South Pacific island of Tinian ...

Japanese troops will finally return to Tinian this month to train alongside US marines, 67 years after soldiers from the two nations fought each other to gain control of the Pacific island, from where ...

The end of July marked the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Tinian, completing the campaign to capture the Marianas Islands during Operation FORAGER. Seizure of the Marianas Islands enabled a ...

Among the most strategically vital objectives for the United States forces in the Pacific during World War II were three islands in the Marianas: Saipan, Guam and Tinian. Close enough to the Japanese ...