One of the great things about history is that new, fascinating chapters—even on familiar topics—lie just beneath the surface.

Although not flown by the U.S. Navy during the war, the French-built Nieuport 28 had a role in post-war naval aviation development.

“The finest warship constructed for the Continental Navy,” the frigate Alliance “had always been in a class of her own.”

She was meant to be a workhorse, not a fighter, but the oiler USS Neosho ended up in the thick of the Pacific war.

“Death in the Ice: The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition” assembles a collection of artifacts bringing to life the doomed 1845 Arctic mission to navigate the farthest portion of the ...

The capabilities of the Type 93 torpedo were such a well-kept secret, and so far beyond those of U.S. torpedoes, that the U.S. Navy did not appreciate the threat it ...