One of the United States' navy ships heading towards the Persian Gulf is the USS Tripoli. (USS = United States Ship.) How the heck did it get that name? (Will the next two United ...

The United States Navy supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford will head to Crete for repairs, as amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli ...

The US is sending USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship, to the Middle East along with roughly 2,500 Marines to help defend ...

Finance and sales outfit Global Constellation has closed a raft of key international deals on Daniel Fahre’s World War II drama “Battle of Oslo.” The film sold in North America (Samuel Goldwyn Films), ...

More than a century before streaming platforms and superhero cinematic universes, American filmmakers were already chasing scale, spectacle, the war film and national history. One of the boldest ...

American soldiers dug foxholes into the ridgeline at Djebel Chambi. They had only arrived in North Africa a few weeks ago and faced light resistance from Vichy French troops. The infamous Afrika Korps ...

Nick Kyrgios beat Aryna Sabalenka 6‑3 6‑3 on Sunday in a “Battle of the Sexes” exhibition match billed as a modern take on Billie Jean King’s famous win over Bobby Riggs over 50 years ago, but one ...

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An illustration depicting Gen. George Washington directing the retreat of the Continental Army across the East River, Aug. 29, 1776. (Interim Archives/Getty Images) It was a miracle of deliverance.

It was a narrow wooden bridge situated over the southern branch of the Elizabeth River in difficult terrain amid bogs and swampland, accessible only by narrow causeways on both the north and south ...

General Clinton ambushes George Washington in the largest battle of the American Revolution. Guided by three volunteers in the dark of night, British General Henry Clinton leads 10,000 men to attack ...

American soldiers examine weapons and gear abandoned by retreating Germans. (US Army Signal Corps) Gray clouds hung low, and a steady drizzle dripped through the tall fir trees of the Hürtgen Forest ...