pacific ocean

Examines the devastating effects of the ocean current known as El Ni?o.

Captioned photographs depict technical details, operational and "in action" views, hardware, and aircrews.

Describes the World War II battle between the Americans and the Japanese that changed the course of the war in the Pacific.

Introduces the earth's largest ocean, and provides instructions for an activity to demonstrate how the tropical storms known as typhoons spin.

Norman Mailer's 1948 novel about a platoon of thirteen American foot soldiers attempting to take the Japanese-held Pacific island of Anopopei.

Describes the events and people surrounding Japan's aggressions in the late 1930s and its attack on Pearl Harbor.

Describes the creation of a new American carrier fleet in the pacific following the attack on Pearl Harbor and its success in blocking enemy expansion and leading the attack on Japan.