During World War II, submarines operated in some of the most dangerous conditions imaginable. In one dramatic incident in the Pacific, a U.S. submarine crew found themselves trapped after a serious ...

The USS Nimitz is retiring this year, at the venerable age of 51. Here are 10 memorable pieces of history from her past five ...

Japan's imperial ambitions in Pacific Asia from the 1880s to 1945 were shaped by a web of strategic alliances, racial politics, and great-power rivalries ...

The sinking of the IRIS Dena by an American submarine in the Indian Ocean and off the coast of Sri Lanka marks the first time the US sunk a ship with a torpedo after World War Two. What are torpedoes, ...

Follow live NBC News coverage and latest updates on the Iran war, as Tehran attacks ships around the Strait of Hormuz, the ...

Strategic bombing with conventional weapons, like the United States is doing in Iran, has never forced unconditional ...

The spectacular destruction of an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka underlines how the US-Israeli military operation ...

Over the course of the Second World War, Allied forces — American and British — carried out 173 air raids over the German ...

While it’s been almost a century since the last kill by an American submarine, other navies have done so more recently.

Author Michael D. Carroll argues that by forging one straighforward alliance, the Royal Navy can become a world-leading power once more.

Explore the history of WWI and WWII from the spark of the Archduke's assassination to the global shift of the Cold War. Discover the major alliances, key battles and how these conflicts led to the ...

The sinking of Iran's IRIS Dena by a US submarine marked a significant event, with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth calling it the first enemy ship sunk by a torpedo since WWII. This incident raised ...