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As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, only a few veterans of Japan’s brutal war remain. “Never die for Emperor or country,” one advised.
The maps portion of the Korean War Armistice Agreement was discovered by staff at Zama’s Asian Studies Detachment in Camp ...
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The Evolution of Japanese Military Uniforms
Japanese military uniforms have gone through striking changes over the decades. This video traces their evolution from the Imperial Army’s 19th-century European-inspired designs to the more ...
Eighty years since Allied victory in the Pacific, a historian discovers new evidence of wartime espionage, including reports ...
Eighty years after the end of hostilities, the former pilot of the Imperial Japanese Army’s 66th Squadron shared memories of the mission he never flew, and the many he did, at the Foreign ...
Japan's imperial couple commemorated compatriots who died in internment camps after the end of World War II during the first state visit to Mongolia by a Japanese emperor.
The Battle of New Orleans, the city's most significant military moment, saw American soldiers — Army regulars and militia — achieve arguably the greatest upset in the history of land warfare.
Swiss Army knives are so useful that they are even used by the military; the Swiss Army and US Army have specialized knives created by Victorinox.
The Army is shuttering military police units as part of force structure changes and a move to more civilian police on base.
Historically, Army military police and infantry have often been deployed together during civil disturbances, but with distinct roles.
Notably, that restraint came from the Army specifically, especially the military police. Historically, Army military police and infantry have often been deployed together during civil disturbances ...