The National Interest1d
The Battleship USS Illinois Is a Forgotten Footnote in History
Even though the Illinois no longer exists, a small fragment of it remains to remind us of what might have been.
Stars and Stripes1d
Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
His 10 days at Iwo Jima were a “terrible, terrible experience with dead people everywhere,” he told Stars and Stripes in a ...
I visited the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. Take a look inside.
The USS Nautilus was the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. It participated in scientific and military operations ...
The New Yorker18d
Mr. Preble Gets Rid of His Wife
One rainy Monday afternoon, Mr. Preble was more serious about it than usual. “Let’s run away together,” said Mr. Preble. “All righty,” said his stenographer. Mr. Preble jingled the keys ...
USA Today18d
3 years later: What started the Ukraine war, and where does the conflict stand?
WASHINGTON − Three years ago, Russian troops surged into neighboring Ukraine, starting the biggest and bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II. Tens of thousands have died, with Russia ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation19d
What the far right's biggest win since WWII means for Germany's 'firewall'
For the first time since World War II, a far-right party has come second in a German national election. Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) received its highest-ever share of the electorate with ...
Reuters20d
Russia's Lavrov to discuss Turkish role in ending Ukraine war in visit, source says
ISTANBUL, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Turkey on Monday to discuss his country's recent talks with U.S. officials on ending the war in Ukraine, and how ...
TwinCities.com20d
Museum offers new home to gun St. Paulites used to fire first American shots of WWII
Early on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, the destroyer USS Ward was patrolling the waters ... but they had just fired the first American shots of World War II. Japanese warplanes began bombing ...
FOX59 News21d
‘Loss of confidence’: Navy relieves commanding officer of USS Harry S. Truman after accident
Snowden will be replaced by Capt. Christopher Hill, the commanding officer of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, in an interim capacity, the Navy said. “The U.S. Navy holds commanding officers to the ...
Business Insider22d
I toured the Becuna, a WWII warship and the only submarine of its kind left in the world. Take a look inside.
After serving in World War II and as a training ship afterward, the USS Becuna was enhanced with a GUPPY 1-A conversion in 1951. The submarine carried out various peacetime missions, such as ...
Yahoo News Canada22d
I toured the USS Becuna, a World War II battleship and the only submarine of its kind left in the world. Take a look inside.
The USS Becuna submarine sank 3,888 tons of shipping and earned four battle stars in World War II. Becuna underwent a Greater Underwater Propulsive Power (GUPPY) 1-A modernization in 1951. Now a ...
U.S. News & World Report22d
Zelenskiy Meets US's Kellogg in Kyiv, Joint News Conference Cancelled
Zelenskiy Meets US's Kellogg in Kyiv, Joint News Conference Cancelled (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday met the U.S. envoy for the war in Ukraine Keith Kellogg, the RBC-Ukraine ...