In August 1942, as Allied forces landed on Guadalcanal, Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa led a daring night assault that shattered ...

On April 5th, 1942, two Royal Navy heavy cruisers, hms Cornwall and Dorsetshire, were patrolling the Indian Ocean west of Ceylon. They were unaware that the full strength of the Japanese First Air ...

Although “aircraft carriers” come in many sizes and shapes, the largest and most advanced supercarriers all fit a ...

The United States is set to modernize one of its combat ships and a ...

Japanese soldiers were beating a POW to the brink of death... that is until Richard Antrim stepped forward and offered to take the rest of the punishment.

Iran spends about two per cent of its GDP on defence, while the US spends around 3.4 per cent.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Medal of Honor recipient Richard Antrim. (Naval History and Heritage Command) Courage can take more than one form — and can be ...

If the US ships do beat off such an attack, the Chinese bombers fly home, re-arm and return in a matter of hours. The ...

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a “regional war” in the Mideast, further escalating tensions as President Donald ...

In downtown Manila, rows upon rows of headstones are laid out on the gentle slopes of a hilltop, the largest single burial ...

For a Dodge typecast as a four-door sedan for the last 20 years, seeing one with only two doors is strange at first. But ...