In a bonus edition of our defence newsletter, Richard Cockett takes us back to 1066—and the Battle of Hastings ...

Less than a month after Italy threw her hat into the Axis ring, declaring war on Britain and France, the Italians faced the ...

Gautam Hazarika explores the hesitation and the fate of the Indian soldiers and officers who did not join the INA in his ...

The “tin can” myth: why Germans underestimated British destroyers – The man-overboard incident that separated Glowworm from her fleet – Minute-by-minute account of the 15-minute gun battle – The rammi ...

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 ...

Norway is the fastest-growing international destination for U.S. tourists, with bookings up 69%, according to Viator. With ...

Birmingham’s most serious incident occurred in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest Naval battle of World War II. Nearly half of Birmingham’s crew became casualties. Fayette County was home to one of ...

Although battleships were supplanted by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might.

RAND Corporation senior international/defense researcher Bruce Bennett talked about competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in the years following World War Two.

When Tashmuhammed Kari-Niyazov and Mikhail Gerasimov were tasked by Stalin to lead an expedition to Samarkand in Uzbekistan to open the tomb of Tamerlane, they didn’t know just how significant their ...

Before the technological revolution and the modern ease of instant communication, news of an armistice didn’t always travel as quickly as needed. In other cases, generals may have reached a resolution ...

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (UPI) --South Korea on Wednesday resumed an excavation project for the remains of soldiers killed in the Korean War at a battle site in the demilitarized zone, its military said, as ...