The Battle of Cape Passero (1940) unfolded in the early hours of October 12, during World War II. British cruiser hms Ajax, on a scouting mission after a Malta supply operation, encountered seven ...

Before dawn one morning last week a bomber of the Royal Air Force glided in over the Stavanger airport, only big field in craggy Norway’s west. Down went a magnesium flare and, in a few moments, up in ...

The British submarine HMS Urge left Malta in late April 1942, bound for Egypt. The Urge never made it, and the subs final resting place remained a mystery until now. Visit Business Insider's homepage ...