HMS Cavalier entered service late in World War II but quickly earned a reputation for speed and endurance. Built with welded construction and capable of over 31 knots, she escorted Arctic convoys, ...

In this video, we explore how a year of fierce naval battles around Guadalcanal turned the once-quiet Savo Sound into Iron ...

Schab was a sailor of just 21 at the time of the attack, and for decades he rarely spoke about the experience.

Scuttling is when a ship's crew intentionally sinks a ship themselves, and it happened a lot during WWII to ensure ships didn ...

The USS Edsall, nicknamed the “Dancing Mouse,” was found by the Royal Australian Navy after being sunk by the Japanese military in 1942. The 314-foot destroyer was located largely intact, and is ...

Could battleships return? We explain how missiles, cost, and naval strategy killed the concept and why it isn't likely ...

Vast networks of undersea cables critical to daily life in NATO countries are very vulnerable to attacks, including sabotage.

When you think about more recent military history, it’s unsurprising that World War II is the centerpiece of most ...

Community Hospice provided a service pin, flag, fellow Coast Guard members and an honor guard for Anita Morris, a World War ...

Rubbertown, a complex of heavy industrial sites in west Louisville, grew rapidly as a hub for synthetic rubber production ...

World War II US Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi survived two chest wounds from Japanese gunfire, the Bataan Death March, wretched captivity in prisoner-of-war camps and the sinking of his first POW ...

While America honors Pearl Harbor 84 years ago, World War II veterans E. Paul Ball and Luther Hendricks say the haunting ...