The American landing on Guadalcanal on Aug. 7, 1942 and subsequent seizure of the airbase they would name Henderson Field marked the first American offensive in the wake of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese ...
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This naval battle changed the Pacific War

The Battle of the Java Sea was one of the most pivotal naval clashes of World War II in the Pacific, marking a devastating ...
While much of World War II is remembered as taking place on land or in the sky, the battles in the water were just as important. Protecting shipping lanes, troops, and supplies was all necessary over ...
The Houthis spent more than a year attacking shipping lanes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. American and European forces have deployed to the region to defend against the attacks. European naval ...
Note” – to the fleet from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle. The “Way We Fight” C-Note is the fourth in a series of ...
There are many naval warfare movies out there, films whose entire purpose is to take viewers out to the open sea to experience a whole new way of fighting that isn't as common as movies about the ...
FAIRHAVEN — The Fairhaven Village Militia will start off its “Evening at the Fort” series with a bang – literally – when members commemorate the 250th anniversary of the first naval battle of the ...
A scuba diver off Sicily, Italy, found a ship rudder and cannon linked to a historic 18th century naval battle, officials said and photos show. Screengrab from a Facebook video shared by Siracusa Post ...
The US Navy vacated the Mahanian world of sea battle at almost precisely the historical instant China entered it. A long-overdue course correction is underway. [The following essay is adapted from Dr.