The total conflict of the Second World War saw battles on land, in the sky, and at sea. These are just a few Navy ships that ...

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

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 ...

Five area men were among the more than 1,000 killed in a surprise World War II German attack on an Allied port in Italy that ...

The cancellation of America's Constellation-class frigate-building program was the latest dire news for U.S. shipbuilding. Can we reverse our catastrophic decline?

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

In May 1942, German U-boats torpedoed two Mexican oil tankers, killing 23 sailors. These attacks finally pushed Mexico to declare a state of war against the Axis powers, but the real reasons were far ...

Each memorial shows the names of the soldiers and submarine, its launch date, who was in command, and the circumstances of ...

Sergeant David Akui walked along Waimanalo Beach on the morning of Dec. 8, 1941, and spotted what he thought was a sea turtle ...

Discover the untold story of WWII assembly ships-vividly painted B-17s and B-24s that guided bomber formations, saved lives, ...

Lt. Morton Sher, 22, died on August 20, 1943, during a mission in central China. For decades, his remains were considered ...

The United States is confronting an existential threat -- but not the kind defined by ships on the horizon or missiles in the ...