The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most remarkable stories in the service’s history. More than 80 years ago, the crew of the ...
On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a direct hit on the bow of the U.S. Navy cruiser. The blast ignited the ship’s ...
The Tiger I was Germany’s most feared heavy tank of World War II, introduced in 1942. Armed with the powerful 88mm gun and ...
A large U.S.-made bomb left over from World War II was defused on Saturday after it was discovered at a construction site, police said. Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes after a ...
The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully avoiding the sharp limestone roof while ...