As victory in Europe was secured in May 1945, the war in the Pacific raged on with undiminished ferocity. Facing Japan’s refusal to surrender and the horrifying projections of Operation Downfall, ...

Known as Unsinkable Sam, a ship’s cat reportedly survived the sinking of multiple warships during WW2, including German and British vessels. Rescued each time from wreckage at sea, the animal became a ...

The Treaty of Versailles is one of the most significant documents in modern history signed in 1919. It officially brought World War I to the end, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allied ...

After a few days traveling north, three of the ship's strained boilers exploded in the early hours of April 27, 1865, killing ...

Khaberni - During both World Wars, civilian ships were frequently targeted by warring powers. In late January 1945, the ...

Queen Mary 2 was named one of the world's best cruise ships for 2026 by Condé Nast Traveller, and here are all the ...

Strategic resources have been central to the American-led global system for decades, as a historian explains. But US actions ...

Visitors aboard the USS Alabama learned about prisoner of war camps in the United States during a recent Snowbird lecture at Battleship Memorial Park.

Some places have more history than is good for them.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio thoroughly deserved the standing ovation he received on Feb. 14 at the annual NATO Munich Security Conference.

Operation Hailstone, the two-day carrier assault launched 82 years ago this week, demolished Japan's largest overseas naval installation and sent more than 40 ships beneath the waves.

European leaders expressed relief at the tone of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks, but they made it clear that the ...