Madagascar, under Vichy French control, became a critical focal point in World War II due to its strategic position and ...

The Cruel Sea is a 1953 war film that is based on the best-selling novel of the same name and is set during the Battle of the ...

On 19 February 2025, the RAeS Weybridge Branch hosted Rear Admiral David Snelson CB FNI, recounting the story of the five ...

Royal New Zealand Navy veteran Ken Gordon has received a letter from King Charles thanking him for his war service. To mark ...

For a land-locked state, Wyoming has its share of naval history, including two battleships that served in the Civil War, ...

This formidable armada included a range of warships - destroyers, cruisers, and battleships - ready for confrontation. At the same time, the British Royal Navy was preparing a crucial convoy from ...

Ground attack aircraft don't always get the same level of fame that fighter jets do, but they have long served a critical ...

An organization hopes to commemorate the 1942 sinking of an American destroyer, the first to be sunk after Pearl Harbor.

A flotilla of Norwegian vessels with links to daring North Sea wartime missions to Shetland is preparing for a poignant return to Scottish ...

A new set of commemorative stamps has been issued to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Royal Mail ...

Oceanographers were startled to discover the car inside the wreck of the U.S.S. Yorktown, which participated in the Battle of Midway and is now on the ocean floor.

As First Lord of the Admiralty since October 1911, Winston Churchill was political head of the Royal Navy. Although, vigorous ...