In the scorching hell of Stalingrad, in August 1942, a colossal concrete and steel fortress loomed over the burning city. The grain elevator, a 35-meter titan of Soviet industry, was about to become a ...

The USS Silversides submarine sank 23 ships during World War II. It was also the site of a successful emergency appendectomy ...

In 1942, a U.S. Navy blimp lifted off from Treasure Island, California, on a routine anti-submarine patrol—and returned hours later without its crew. No damage. No distress call. No parachutes missing ...

The North Africa campaign took place primarily in the geographically strategic nations of Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia.

In May 1942, the Yorktown was severely damaged by Japanese aircraft in the Battle of the Coral Sea, after which it sailed back to Hawaii, where it stayed in dry dock at Pearl Harbor for two days ...

An ocean mapping expedition conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration explored the resting site of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5 ... The car's existence ...

An ocean mapping expedition conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration explored the resting site of the World War II aircraft ... In May 1942, the Yorktown was severely ...