Scuttling is when a ship's crew intentionally sinks a ship themselves, and it happened a lot during WWII to ensure ships didn ...

Wars are not won by evacuation, but George Washington’s decision to evacuate Long Island in August 1776 ultimately saved the ...

Could battleships return? We explain how missiles, cost, and naval strategy killed the concept and why it isn't likely ...

Vast networks of undersea cables critical to daily life in NATO countries are very vulnerable to attacks, including sabotage.

Originally designed for infantry support, the Sturmgeschütz III evolved into one of Germany’s most lethal weapons on the ...

In the midst of the Falklands War, British sailors hunting for ARA San Luis launched ordnance at the sonar and radar signals ...

On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped ...

In the freezing waters of the Norwegian Sea, HMS Glowworm met a foe twice her size — and attacked anyway. This is the astonishing story of a destroyer’s final moments, where outmatched British sailors ...

It's no secret that Ireland harbors animosity toward Israel. The Emerald Isle has been of late outstanding in the international community denouncing the Jewish state in relation to the war in Gaza, ...

A nearly forgotten piece of Hawaiʻi history can help us in the debate over how to keep our food supply flowing to the islands ...

Soldiers of Caribbean descent who served Britain during the First and Second World Wars, among other armed conflicts, are to ...

The 1944 game delivered a brief respite from the far-flung battles across the globe, drawing attention back to a good, ...