The evening sun lowers over the Pacific as Hiryū pushes through the waves. On deck, crews work fast, refueling and rearming planes for another strike. The mood is tense but focused—there’s still a ...

Following the devastating U.S. losses at Pearl Harbor and the fall of Wake Island, Japan sought to eliminate American carrier ...

The Sōryū and Hiryū aircraft carriers remain lost to history, as their locations remain a mystery, but the others have been ...