5 PLACES WHERE WORLD WAR THREE COULD BREAK OUT

Where the unthinkable could happen.

James Hardy

October 17, 2014

It seems these days the world is literally on fire. Conflict continues on and off in Ukraine, there are tensions throughout the Asia-Pacific, Ebola is on the rampage, ISIS continues its bloody war of attrition throughout Syria, into Iraq and on and on. Yet, could something even worse be on the horizon—a conflict with more-severe global ramifications?

ANOTHER LOOK:' THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY' LUCK

By Bill Doughty

How did the United States Navy achieve victory at Midway and turn the tide in the Pacific so early in World War II? An anthology from the Naval Institute Press shows the answer: Sailor ingenuity, science and skill blended with Nimitz’s wisdom and determination — along with some luck.

WAS THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR A FAILURE ?

The attack on Pearl Harbor  was a surprise military strike  conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,  on the morning of December 7, 1941.  The attack led to the United States entry into World War II.  .