In the 1930s, Japan’s naval engineers set out to build the most powerful warship ever conceived. The result was the ...

Convinced that the USS Texas' long-term survival relies on getting it out of the water, the historic battleship's advocates are poised to launch a $75 million campaign to place it in dry dock. First, ...

Launched in 1919, Japan’s battleship Nagato was a floating fortress, eight 16-inch guns, 32,000 tons of steel, and Admiral ...

What You Need to Know: The USS North Carolina (BB-55), the first of the North Carolina-class fast battleships, played a pivotal role in WWII, showcasing advanced firepower and speed. -Designed with ...

During the Cold War, the U.S. developed and adhered to a nuclear deterrence strategy that was dependent upon a nuclear triad. The nuclear triad comprised methods for deploying nuclear weapons from air ...

Struggling to withstand dangerous Nazi attacks on U.S. supply boats, three famous U.S. Navy battleships faced heavy resistance as they closed-in on the German-held Cotentin Peninsula as part of the ...

The USS New Jersey, an Iowa-class battleship, served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, and the Persian Gulf. It's now a floating museum.

Barnsley, Eng.: Seaforth / Philadelphia: Casemate, 2024. Pp. 224. Illus., diagr., tables, sources, biblio., index. $ 60.00. ISBN:1399059963 Mounting Britain’s ...

The Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese navy planes was a complete shock to our country. The loss of the battleships was looked upon as a complete disaster. All eight battleships were ...

One of Nevada’s most heralded World War II veterans who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor more than 80 years ago and saw the battleship guns blazing against the shores of Normandy died Sunday at his ...