In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck proved formidable, sinking HMS Hood and damaging Prince of Wales while evading ...

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World War II hero Harry 'Tosh' Monks spent D-Day being peppered by German fire on top of a tree - now his medals are expected ...

The North African Campaign of World War II, spanned from 1940 to 1943, was a pivotal theatre of war that tilted the balance ...

The U.S. Navy has historically been cautious about selling its capital ships, such as battleships and aircraft carriers, to ...

The crew of HMS Cattistock recently completed gunnery exercises, focusing on drills and procedures for the ship’s 30mm main ...

David G. Gitkov has invited readers on a journey spanning continents, seas, and decades in A Long, Long Watch: Volume II: The ...

World War II was one of the most defining and destructive conflicts in history, reshaping the political landscape and ...

Originally designed for about 150 passengers, the Struma was retrofitted to carry almost 800 people, such that its sleeping quarters lacked space for the passengers to even sit up.

Britain, Australia and New Zealand used the meeting in Samoa to promote the further militarisation of the Pacific against ...

I think I may have submechanophobia. The very thought of being submerged underwater in a solid metal casket loaded with explosive torpedoes chills me to the core. And yet, for Adolf Hitler, ...

On Oct. 23, 2019, the Hong Kong government officially withdrew a proposed extradition bill that led to months of protests, ...