The motor torpedo boat (MTB), also known as the patrol torpedo (PT) boat, has acquired its own special swashbuckling aura ...

Confident and aggressive, the Japanese launched a massive assault to preempt any coordinated Allied resistance. On February 27, the heavy cruiser Nachi deployed reconnaissance planes that quickly ...

Finally, on Oct. 11, aircraft reported Japanese reinforcements coming down the island chain the Allies called “The Slot,” as ...

11, aircraft reported Japanese reinforcements coming down the island chain the Allies called “The Slot,” as well as an escort of cruisers and destroyers. Flying his pennant from heavy cruiser ...