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 ...
Fred Settle scans the side of his USS Abner Read coffee mug - it lists all the battles in which he and his crew were engaged during World War II. He reads of a list of islands with strange names where ...
A painting by Thomas Mitchell (1735-1790) recalling the battle between the USS Bonhomme Richard and HMS Serapis on September 23 1779 [Thomas Mitchell/Buyenlarge/Getty Images] An epic naval battle off ...