The letter, written by William Leslie Waller in 1943 while serving in the South Pacific, was found hidden behind a mantle in ...

The Japanese aircraft carrier Unryū was one of the final ships commissioned for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. As the lead ship of her class, Unryū was expected to play a ...

Four soldiers were killed in action in Germany, and on Tuesday the Nebraska Patriot Guard Riders escorted them to the Omaha ...

The historical issues in East Asia have long been a blindspot for the United States. Time to start paying attention.

Witness the pivotal WWII Battle of the Java Sea come to life through detailed animation that illustrates the dramatic clash ...

The book, authored by Mary M. Cronin and Bruce Berman, is titled, “Home Front: Alfred T. Palmer’s World War II Photography.” ...

On this Independence Day, as the United States reflects on its global standing, shifting alliances and emerging power blocs ...

Lt. Cmdr. James Coe of the submarine Skipjack battled for his boat to receive what he deemed a basic necessity: toilet paper.

The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.

As rusting war-era ships decay on the seafloor, their toxic cargoes pose an urgent but often overlooked environmental ...

A bit farther north, The Museum of Flight in Seattle landed at No. 2 on the list. The museum has more than 175 air and spacecraft and bills itself as the world’s largest independent, nonprofit ...

An additional Nimitz carrier is likely meant to provide an extra deterrent to dissuade Tehran from prolonging the conflict.