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 ...

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 USS Saufley served in many WWII missions, conducting anti-shipping sweeps, escorting reinforcements, and providing shore ...

USS President Jackson under attack during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. In the center background, smoke rises after an Japanese plane crashed into the superstructure of USS San Francisco. (U.S.

World War II had two basic theaters. In the European theater, ground, naval and air forces from several countries prosecuted the war. In the Pacific theater, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps carried the ...

In 1940, Japan’s Imperial Navy launched the Yamato and the Musashi—the largest battleships ever built. These massive vessels represented the pinnacle of naval engineering and firepower, yet they were ...