Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many of the Pacific Islands in hard-fought naval and amphibious battles before ending the war ...
This video examines what happened to Japanese soldiers after World War II ended in 1945. We explore their surrender and repatriation from distant battlefields across Asia and the Pacific, the ...
On the morning of Dec. 8, 1941, Sergeant David Akui walked along Waimanalo Beach and spotted what he thought was a sea turtle emerging from the surf. Akui quickly realized he had found something far ...