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The Pacific theater is the staple source of World War II articles for Naval History, and rightfully so given the enormous effort and sacrifice the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard made in defeating Japan. The massive scale of the Pacific...
By Norman Polmar-Author, Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet<p>
A Transatlantic Flying Boat
World War I saw the debut of submarines and aircraft in modern warfare. Appropriately, Allied aircraft soon became hunters of U-boats. The first American-built aircraft produced specifically for that...
During World War II, Britain's fate as well as hope for Allied victory in Western Europe hinged on the long campaign fought between U-boats and convoy escorts in the cold and rough waters of the North Atlantic.
In the waning hours of the war against Nazi Germany, a U-boat skipper off the New England coast either ignored or never received orders from the fatherland to cease operations.
Before Navy Captain George M. Colvocoresses died under mysterious circumstances, he left behind a record of his adventures both at sea and on land during the 1838-42 U.S. Exploring Expedition.
By Commander Harry H. Ferrier, U.S. Navy (Retired)<p>
The gallant but little-known role of a six-plane all-volunteer TBF detachment, of which the author and his pilot were members, adds further to the record of the sacrifices made during the Battle of Midway.
This spring a large crowd will gather at the U.S. Naval Academy to dedicate Wesley Brown Field House, a state-of-the-art athletic facility. At the tradition-laden Academy, it's exceedingly rare to name a building for a...
Three scuttled U-boats with a unique history have been discovered in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast. Tentatively identified as the Type IIB subs U-19, U-20, and U-23, they could prove a treasure trove to...
Although its main World War II commitment was in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy nevertheless made an indispensable contribution to defeating Germany in the Atlantic.
On 24 January 1870 the fortunes of the USS Oneida took a decidedly downward turn. Straight down that is, along with most of her crew, to the bottom of Tokyo Bay.
Both Madrid and Istanbul boast navy museums—the Museo Naval and Deniz Muzesi, respectively—but the collections on display are so different it's difficult to recall that once the fleets of...