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A group of special operations vets retrace the Battle of Okinawa, following in the footsteps of the forefathers of today’s Navy SEALs. By Shannon Corbeil Published Jun 24, 2025 1:00 PM EDT Sponsored ...

The waters around Guadalcanal hide one of the largest concentrations of World War II shipwrecks on Earth. This explains how a series of brutal naval battles in 1942 and 1943 turned a quiet Pacific ...

Maybe I’m just entering that fabled “second childhood” or something. Lately, I’ve been returning to subjects that interested me when I was a kid. For many reasons ― except having a close family member ...

Maritime experts on an expedition around the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific recently explored the wreckage of the USS Laffey, a destroyer sunk during a pivotal series of battles in World War II.

Mark Stille, the veteran author of numerous books on naval history, among them Pacific Carrier War and, Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle, has produced a meticulous, ...

(CNN) – 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 ...

MANITOWOC, Wis. (WBAY) - It’s a floating time capsule along the lakeshore, with a unique link to U.S. history. The building of the Navy’s secret weapons connects Manitowoc to a turning point in World ...