Japanese forces attacked and sank the USS Edsall. More than 200 American troops were on board at the time. Some were taken as prisoners of war; others were left to die.
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This Naval fleet of nearly 100 ships replicates iconic vessels from World War II to modern times ... and Hive, for random pictures and musings.
While WWII is one of the most heavily documented wars in history, with plenty of artifacts preserved for future generations ...
Israel invoked a World War II precedent in ... and the French Navy would be confined to its home ports. The British didn't trust French promises that its ships would be scuttled if the Germans ...
At the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, you can descend a steep staircase into the USS Cobia, a US Navy submarine that sank 13 ships and earned four battle stars in World War II.
Aircraft carriers carrying propeller planes proved to be one of the most valuable sea-based assets in World War II ... a ship at sea. The first take-off and landing on a carrier The Royal Navy's ...
US presidents hosted heads of state and held glamorous parties aboard the USS Sequoia, the presidential yacht known as the ...
Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries.