During the Second World War, one little-known engineer played a crucial role in shaping the Allied path to victory. Andrew Higgins, a New Orleans boat builder, designed the landing craft that allowed ...

Before 1941, amphibious landings were slaughter. Troops clambered over the sides of boats under machine gun fire, dropping into the surf one by one, easy targets. There had to be a better way. Then a ...

The Dinnerhorn and Bratskellar of Portsmouth, run by the Kamakas family since 1960, leads our look at 14 classic Seacoast NH ...

World War II was decided by more than strategy and manpower. The weapons each side brought to the battlefield often ...

US startup Blue Water Autonomy is developing a fully autonomous cargo boat in partnership with Dutch shipbuilder Damen.

Though the galleries devoted to D-Day will be temporarily closed, the myriad major exhibits in the rest of the sprawling museum remain open.

Thomas McGuire Jr. was chasing Dick Bong's record when his life was cut short several months before war's end.

TOKYO — Japanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain for allegedly fleeing inspection in its exclusive economic zone, an incident that could further inflame ...

Many of the late Robert Duvall's movies are streaming for free now, from masterpieces like Apocalypse Now to underrated gems like True Confessions.

The world's biggest ever flying boat is so massive that its wingspan is longer than some football pitches, but it only flew once. The Hughes H-4 Hercules (best known by its nickname, the Spruce Goose) ...

Tugboat captain Mike McDevitt is the only person living year-round on Peddocks Island off Hull. No frills. No utilities. See his life in new film.

Two killed, one survived the strike, Coast Guard notified to 'activate search and rescue' The US military said Monday it killed two people in its latest strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the ...