Naval Battles
Published: August 31, 2006 at 12:40 pm
Fortitude and luck saved an American heavy cruiser from Japanese fire in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands.By Michael Morgan
Published: August 29, 2006 at 1:47 pm
A storm at sea set the stage for a siege, a naval battle and an island assault whose outcome astonished all of ancient Greece.By Richard M. Berthold
Published: August 21, 2006 at 10:15 am
An early U.S. naval engagement of the Spanish-American War was the cable raid of Cienfuegos, with each side perceiving victory achieved.By John Pelzer
Published: August 18, 2006 at 1:24 pm
For months, the once-proud battleships of the Imperial German High Seas Fleet had wallowed in the shame of abject surrender. Then, on June 21, 1919, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter signaled for a final defiant gesture.By Mark T. Simmons
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:17 pm
An unstoppable confederate war machine -- Albemarle -- finally meets its match against Union raiders.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:15 pm
World War II ended on the deck of the USS Missouri. Five years later the Korean War broke out--and the 'Mighty Mo' was the only U.S. battleship ready to fight.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:15 pm
U.S. Navy Captain Charles Gridley earned a place in history on May 1, 1898, during the Battle of Manila Bay.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:15 pm
U.S. Navy yeoman Jack Adams witnessed the war in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway aboard the aircraft carrier Yorktown.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:13 pm
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance displayed outstanding leadership and command capabilities during the battle that turned the tide in the Pacific.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:13 pm
Captain Johnnie Walker was the Royal Navy's most effective weapon against the German U-boat menace.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:13 pm
Often venturing into harm's way, the USS Constitution -- America's most famous sailing ship -- twice came close to oblivion -- once at the hands of a British squadron, and once at the hands of her own navy.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:12 pm
Battle of Manila Bay: Commodore Dewey's Victory
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
When French Vice Adm. Pierre de Villeneuve emerged from Cadiz with his 33 mammoth warships, Britain's Royal Navy awaited him with only 27, often smaller, ships of the line. But the British also had Lord Horatio Nelson.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
The waterway at deck's edge was neatly lined with shoes, and...a short while later, terrible to behold, every doorway, hatch or open space was ablaze.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:07 pm
If you think the U.S. Navy's activities off Korea were limited to offshore bombardment and carrier strikes, you don't know CIA's front organization, Joint Advisory Commission, Korea (JACK).
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:07 pm
A callous disregard for the rules of war doomed the Allied prisoners on a Japanese merchantman to death at the hands of their own countrymen.
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