This sense of betrayal simmered in the hearts of French defenders in Casablanca when a U.S. Navy task force approached, expecting a warm welcome. Unlike what the Americans had anticipated ...

The Battle of Salamis is sometimes known as the first great naval battle in history. The Persian Empire had overtaken much of Greece by 480 B.C. after about a decade of fighting.

What You Need to Know: Henry Kaiser’s mass-produced Casablanca-class “jeep ... assaults and faced down Japanese naval and kamikaze attacks. In the Battle of Samar, the Casablancas famously ...