World War II made one thing clear: control of the seas could decide the fate of nations. Although battleships had ...

Witness the pivotal WWII Battle of the Java Sea come to life through detailed animation that illustrates the dramatic clash between Allied and Japanese naval forces in 1942. This historically accurate ...

World War II proved that control of the oceans could determine the outcome of a global conflict. While battleships had long ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While some of the wrecks were first located over 30 years ago, the latest expedition allowed for a far more detailed and ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds. The IJN Teruzuki fought fiercely in the first and second naval battles of ...

Maybe I’m just entering that fabled “second childhood” or something. Lately, I’ve been returning to subjects that interested me when I was a kid. For many reasons ― except having a close family member ...

World War II was fought across land, sea, and air. Soldiers and tanks battled on the ground, bombers and escort planes struck in the air, and battleships clashed at sea. WWII proved the dominance of ...

For the first time in over 80 years, the long-lost Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki has been found on the seafloor in the Solomon Islands, shedding new light on one of World War II’s most ...

From heroic service in World War II to operations in the Middle East, these vessels fought across the world and are now anchored as permanent museums.

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat. However, the 18-day campaign in May 1943 to retake a remote Aleutian island from ...