Fully decked out with flags for the New York Fleet Review, the dreadnought USS Michigan rests at anchor in the Hudson River opposite President Ulysses S. Grant’s tomb in a painting by Tom Freeman. Our package of articles about the Michigan, her sister ship, the South Carolina, and the U.S. Navy’s dreadnought era begins on page 16.

An Overdue Pacific War Perspective By Richard B. Frank - The HBO miniseries "The Pacific" provides a much-needed and refreshing look at the Pacific Theater of World War II. It takes an in-depth look at the events that transpired leading up to the United States' entry into World War II against Japan.

The 'Old Breed' Girds for Battle Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) provides a history of the 1st Marine Division, starting with their inception during World War II in the Pacific Theater.

In a drawing by Herbert C. Hahn, U.S. Navy F4U Corsairs from the Boxer (CV-21) attack communist positions in the port of Mokpo, South Korea, during the early stages of the Korean War. Throughout the conflict, naval air power played a key role supporting United Nations ground forces as well as striking enemy targets well behind the front lines.

A diver examines ancient containers on the floor of the Aegean Sea off Serce Limani, Turkey. Analysis of DNA residue in these artifacts can yield a wealth of information about the past. See “The Trouble with Treasure.”

Lawrence Beall-Smith’s 1943 oil painting Coming Aboard depicts the swirl of activity on a busy flight deck as handling crews sprint to take charge of Dauntless scout bombers just back from patrol.

U.S. Marines march south from Koto-ri in December 1950, fighting their way through Chinese communist forces in sub-zero weather.