The Battle of Iwo Jima cost nearly 7000 Americans their lives. This weekend, the National Museum of the Pacific War honors ...

Nearly 80 years after its sinking, the Brazilian Navy has identified the wreckage of the Vital de Oliveira. The ship was ...

You may have seen a submarine returning to port with a Jolly Roger flag waving from its mast. It turns out this is part of a ...

The choice of a submarine's color might seem random, but it's far from that. There are several practical reasons to paint a ...

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WWII veteran Tony Battaglia, who served as a medic in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and later moved to Honesdale, died Friday ...

On May 3, 1945, during its second war patrol, Lagarto was lost with all 80 crew members aboard. This year marks the 80th ...

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority ... The Hellcat was a crucial asset in the Pacific Theater, accounting for ...

Brazilian Navy On July 19, 1944, a Nazi submarine torpedoed and sank the Vital de Oliveira, a Brazilian ship that transported troops during World War II. Now, more than 80 years later ...

To do so, it is pursuing the most extensive military buildup since World War II, and top leader Xi Jinping ... superior fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, there is no question Xi’s nuclear ...