Warships are a critical component of any military, but some ships were designed to intimidate through their sheer size. Here ...

Feb. 3 is the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of the USAT Dorchester in the north Atlantic Ocean by a German U-boat.

The USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier, was the most decorated American naval vessel to fight in World War II and ...

William Henry Pratt, who survived both the 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and a series of dangerous patrols aboard a ...

After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship torpedoed and sunk by Nazi Germany was definitively confirmed by Brazil’s navy ...

None are believed to have survived the Wednesday night collision, which caused both aircraft to plunge into the frigid Potomac River.

When Joe Foss -- then the commissioner of the upstart AFL -- sent a letter to his NFL counterpart, Pete Rozelle, in December ...

At just 17 years old, Joseph Coy left Pittsfield High School to enlist in the Navy, serving on Utah Beach on D-Day and later ...

The Wellington Trust has received a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, enabling the ship to open to more visitors ...

The new leader of one of Mobile’s landmark attractions says he’s ready to bring World War II history to the next generation. Officials at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park ...

From a crumbling pill box in the UK to a derelict rail line in Hawaii, these are the abandoned World War II places that the ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B Roberts.