His involvement in the war would be the highlight of his public career, and offers a useful lens on what happened there. Two weeks after ... Before the Second World War, Manila was considered ...

At the time, the defense of Manila was the single most consequential event of the Pacific War from the point of view of the law of armed conflict. MacArthur's famous return to the Philippines ...

The city of Manila was still recovering from the ravages of World War Two when the Olympic flame ... civilians are said to have died in the Battle of Manila in February and March 1945.

Deep sea explorers have found two Japanese aircraft carriers that were sunk in battle in World War Two. The carriers were among seven ships that went down in the Battle of Midway, a major air and ...

U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Gordon Larson, 22, of Seattle, was accounted for on Aug. 12. He was captured and killed during World ...

As thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members were captured and interned at POW camps, Swartz was among those reported ...

The Philippines held a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of a fierce battle on its Leyte island during World War Two. Participants renewed their pledge to never wage war again.

WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. James W. Swartz, 21, ...