The Battle of Midway saw unprecedented carrier battle groups meeting in combat. Today Aircraft Carriers are proliferating, yet the total in service around the world is fewer than on the eve of Midway.

The new film “Midway” revisits the pivotal WWII battle from the perspectives of pilots, codebreakers and naval officers on both sides of the conflict ...

Decisive battle At 10.26am on 4 June 1942 the course of World War Two in the Pacific changed utterly. At that moment 37 Douglas Dauntless bombers from the USS Enterprise peeled off into a dive ...

75 years later, the Battle of Midway stands as one of the greatest all-time naval victories.

The Battle of Midway, June 4-6, 1942, was the first major American victory over Japan in the first months of this nation's entry into World War II.

“The Battle of Midway was probably the most important battle in the Pacific war during World War II,” says Russell Lee, a curator in the aeronautics division at the National Air and Space ...

This decisive naval battle 75 years ago not only changed the course of World War II, but also established the aircraft carrier as the principal strategic weapon of the United States Navy.

A new battle is pitting preservation of the Midway Atoll's vaunted military history against the protection of its wildlife.

Seven veterans of the Battle of Midway on Monday joined about 1,000 people aboard a retired U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to mark the 75th anniversary of the turning point in World War II's Pacific ...

A special ceremony was held Tuesday at Midway Airport in Chicago to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, which is what the airport is named after.

Lt. Cmdr. John Magda survived the Battle of Midway and went on to lead the Blue Angels. He was killed during combat in the Korean War.