Few naval vessels have developed as enduring of a legacy as German U-Boats, but what does that name actually mean?

A crew exploring the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean came across the unexpected sight of a Ford automobile in the ship's hangar.

The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The aircraft carrier was sunk by a Japanese submarine after the 1942 Battle of ...

Long languishing in the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean, the sunken aircraft carrier USS Yorktown has held secrets for 83 ...

An organization hopes to commemorate the 1942 sinking of an American destroyer, the first to be sunk after Pearl Harbor.

With the War Department’s gratitude, Iowa State and Wilhelm both received the Army Navy "E for Excellence" banner. Iowa State ...

There was a big 95th birthday celebration Tuesday in Lake Barrington for the amazing life of a World War II veteran, who fought with the Polish resistance.

Submarines were key for Allied and Axis forces throughout World War II. At the war's onset, Germany's fleet of U-boat submarines created a distinct advantage for the Nazi's Kriegsmarine.According ...

This World War II documentary rests on an unusual thesis ... but by the American submarines - silent warriors beneath the deceptively placid ocean surface. The subs, after all, were responsible ...

The Missouri's captain ordered a military burial at sea with full honors, marking one of the more unusual and little-known episodes of World War II. The pilot received the same funeral that the ...

Herons boss Javier Mascherano has said Lionel Messi will only play against Chicago if he is fit ... military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here's why ...

That disabled the submarine and HMS Broadway "finished him off". Later he was told it was U-89. "That was my best effort in the war," he said. Almost 80 years since the end of WW2, Mr Barnes ...