By June 1945, Japanese troops deployed to Okinawa had been practically wiped out. But some soldiers, as well as Okinawans, hid out in the mountains in the north. Yasumoto was held in a detention ...
The Japanese are coming!” All of the villagers would panic. Those who were brave stayed; others ran to hide in the mountains. Soldiers would march in and line all of the villagers up ...
All in all, 31 Japanese soldiers were killed during the fight ... Although this may sound like ancient lore, evidence of this custom was provided by a Gurkha soldier fighting in Afghanistan ...
Edward P. King surrendered to Japanese Gen. Masaharu Homma. At that point, 75,000 Soldiers became prisoners of war: about 12,000 Americans and 63,000 Filipinos. What followed was one of the worst ...
A single artillery shell has been discovered on a submerged mountain in the South Pacific, leaving researchers theorizing as to how it ended up in the middle of nowhere. The location was a “heavily ...
In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country ... Then he was given his father's equipment. Enemy soldiers saw only a wall of spears and shields moving towards them. It was tough to break ...
The ancient Greeks at war Learn about ancient Greek soldiers, the Spartan soldier state and read about famous Greek battles. What do we know about ancient Greek culture? Find out what ancient ...
A US soldier who was critically injured over the summer while on the temporary Gaza pier mission died last week, the Army said Monday. The soldier, 23-year-old Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley ...