The Battle of the Java Sea was one of the most pivotal naval clashes of World War II in the Pacific, marking a devastating ...

The Luftwaffe, once feared as the world’s most advanced air force, played a pivotal role in Germany’s early victories in ...

The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.

Lt. Cmdr. James Coe of the submarine Skipjack battled for his boat to receive what he deemed a basic necessity: toilet paper.

The US Navy has been pivoting from a Cold War alignment toward a more modern, flexible fleet as the focus shifts to the ...

The U.S. Navy replenishment oiler previously named for gay rights leader and Navy veteran Harvey Milk has a new moniker: the USNS Oscar V. Peterson.

"Battle Summary No. 17, 'The Conjunct Expeditions to Norway' was originally written in 1942. It was then, as its title implies, mainly concerned with the landings and inshore operations, with the ...

The Nautilus is a legend from a bygone era—one with American industrial and defense capabilities the likes of which no modern ...

Being a Baby Boomer, World War II was not some abstract occurrence that I learned about in school or from the movies. I heard ...