During World War II, U.S. Navy cruisers filled a vital niche between the powerful but slow battleships and the less powerful ...

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The early attempt at drones in World War II saw the Army Air Forces convert B-17 bombers into remote-controlled flying bombs.

The first U-boat to enter the Gulf was U-507, which cruised into the area on April 30, 1942. By May 12, it had sunk five Allied tankers and cargo ships.

Allied intelligence confirmed that Nazi Germany was developing “vengeance” weapons, including the V-2 long-range rocket, at Peenemünde on the Baltic Sea.

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - A World War II veteran right here in Alexandria is turning 100 years old. JD Leatherman, or as people call him, “Woo”, is proudly turning 100. He lived his whole life in the ...

The Nautilus is a legend from a bygone era—one with American industrial and defense capabilities the likes of which no modern ...

A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 ...

France's northern coast has long been fortified against invasion, with Nazi bunkers in World War II and pre-French Revolution ...

Workers digging at Manhattan’s World Trade Center site 15 years ago made an improbable discovery: sodden timbers from a boat ...

Flickr/Grille1991 The U-Boat Attacks off Myrtle Beach German submarines hunted ships off South Carolina in early 1942, bringing World War II to American shores. From January to June, Nazi U-boats sank ...