During World War II, the Allied and Axis powers fielded ... She measured 27 feet, 3 inches wide and 307 feet, 2 inches long, and could sail up to 20.4 knots (23.5 mph) on the surface and 8.75 ...

World War II was one of the most defining wars of ... soldier and sending his corpse adrift to Germany through the Spanish Sea. The plan was a success because Germany planned for defensive ...

May 4, 2025: The current U.S. Navy fighting the Red Sea is the first combat for the navy since the Persian Gulf operations in the early 1990s. The fifteen months of Red Sea operations were the most ...

Known as the Maunsell Forts, these eerie steel structures were built in the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the Second World War to help defend ... Several were lost to the sea or dismantled ...

World War II saw a great deal of innovation in the ... the B-25 was pulled from combat duty and was relegated to missions like air-sea rescue, static anti-aircraft gun positions on the ground ...

the Pacific Medal and the World War 2 War Medal. Despite this recognition, John was among many servicemen to miss out on the first ever VE Day celebrations, as he arrived back in the UK several ...