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Famous POWs: Celebrities Who Were Held Captive By the Enemy During World War II
What you might not be aware of is that there were a fair few who were captured during the action and held as prisoners of war ...
On this day in history, October 25, 1944, first kamikaze suicide pilots attack US Navy in World War II
Imperial Japan sent its first wave of kamikaze suicide planes to the U.S. Navy off the coast of the Philippines on Oct. 25, ...
National Interest on MSN9d
Would the Navy Send Iowa-Class Battleships to Fight China?
The Iowa-class battleships were designed for major naval engagements during World War II but were primarily used for shore ...
The National Interest10d
Here's An Idea: Could the Navy Sell Old Aircraft Carriers?
Notably, it sold two pre-dreadnought battleships, USS Mississippi and USS Idaho, to Greece in 1914 but refrained from transferring any World War II-era battleships or carriers. -In contrast ...
National Interest on MSN5d
America's Iowa-Class Battleships: Almost Upgraded with Nuclear Artillery Shells
The Iowa-class battleships, America’s last class of battleships, nearly received a nuclear upgrade during the Cold War. In the 1950s, the U.S. Navy developed the Mk-33 "Katie" nuclear artillery shell ...
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This Day in History on October 30: "The War of the Worlds" Radio Broadcast Airs
On this day, October 30th, we take a moment to reflect on the significant historical events that have shaped our world across ...
U.S., Canadian warships transit Taiwan Strait week after Beijing’s war games
(Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Hale/U.S. Navy via AP) U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan ...
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On this day in history, October 25, 1944, first kamikaze suicide pilots attack US Navy in World War II
By the end of World War II in the summer of 1945, about 130 American warships were sunk or damaged by kamikazes, according to several military history sources. The escort carrier USS St. Lo was ...
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A week after China’s war games, US and Canadian warships sail through Taiwan Strait
Germany sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait last ... Taiwan was a Japanese colony before being unified with China at the end of World War II. It split away in 1949 when Chiang Kai-shek ...