Associated Press Smoke billows from the USS Yorktown and bursts from anti-aircraft fire fill the air after a Japanese bomber hit the aircraft carrier in the Battle of Midway near Midway Islands during ...

Some thought him a coward after his poor performance against Nelson at the Battle of the Nile but he was, in fact, a competent, professional officer who was smart enough to know that in any battle ...

Jim Holmes’ recent “Top Five Naval Battles of All Time” reminds us of what fun we can have handicapping history. But “Pick your Decisive Battles” can also be a mordant game. My Naval War College ...

In 28 days it began. In 28 weeks it spread. In 28 years it evolved.

THE greatest battle in the history of naval warfare, which destroyed the Japanese fleet and swept clear the sea roads to the Philippines and Tokyo, raged across 500,000 square miles of churned and ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. For thousands of years, naval battles have been some of ...

Greatest Tank Battles Season 1 is a war-political documentary series. It explores some of the most impactful and historical tank battles of modern history. Discovery Network aired the season in ...

SALAMINA, Greece — (AP) — Greece is commemorating one of the greatest naval battles in ancient history this year at Salamis, the claw-shaped island skirting the mainland near Athens. It’s where the ...

Oct. 21 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1805, in one of history's greatest naval battles, the British fleet under Adm. Horatio Nelson defeated the combined French-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar off ...

The Greatest Tank Battles Season 2 is the second edition of the 2011 war-political documentary series. This season returns with more historic tank battles that shaped the course of modern human ...