In October 1943 the second world war was in full swing and the tide was turning against the Axis powers, though there was no ...

There are only two confirmed and one alleged incidents of warships being targeted and sunk by submarine-fired torpedoes and ...

After the humiliation of World War I, Germany dreamed of restoring its lost naval power. Admiral Erich Raeder proposed an audacious vision known as Plan Z—a massive shipbuilding program designed to ...

The distinguished British military historian Sir Antony Beevor interviewed by Kyiv Post’s Chief Editor Bohdan Nahaylo at an event on Ukraine in the UK parliament’s House of Commons on Feb. 25, 2026.

Generations of lawmakers, straying from the Founders’ ideals—and fears—led inevitably to this era of unaccountable ...

Not all the ships sunk during WWII were forgotten; some gained a second life as iconic dive destinations, including this ship that sank off the Egyptian coast.

In June 1940, as France collapsed and Britain faced the prospect of resisting the Nazis alone, Winston Churchill searched for a French leader willing to keep fighting ...

During World War II, British women were factory workers, codebreakers, spies and air raid wardens. How did such roles contribute to the Allies’ victory?

Thousands of years of bagpipe history have spawned countless fantastical tales, including Scottish faeries infusing highland ...

Sri Lanka began transferring more than 200 sailors from an Iranian vessel to shore Friday after the ship sought assistance while anchored outside the country’s ...

Horatio Nelson is famous for besting Napoleon at sea. But what did he mean by “Kiss me, Hardy”—his supposed last words?

We are witnessing exactly the kind of emergency that would once have found the Royal Navy in its element. But what has ...