Unless you're a history buff, and a World War II history buff at that, you probably don't know who Raymond Spruance was. Well, Spruance was the greatest fighting admiral in the entire war. In fact, he ...

There’s a lot to learn about leadership in a crisis from how the military fights in combat, and some lessons endure through the generations. In fact, as we plan our attack against COVID-19, there is ...

Painting of the Battle of Midway, oil on canvas, by Robert Benny (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) Carved into the marble walls of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., in ...

It’s probably the only time in history that a case of psoriasis was a contributing factor in a naval battle. As a Japanese armada of 80 ships — including four carriers — steamed toward Midway Island ...

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Key Point: Historian Craig Symonds pronounces Midway “the most complete naval victory” since 1805. Founding German chancellor Otto von Bismarck was not a funny guy. As a rule, in fact, Bismarck was ...

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Outgunned and understrength, the US Navy nonetheless turned a deadly Japanese ambush into a crushing victory. Andrew Lambert examines the decisive battle of the Pacific war. At 10.26am on 4 June 1942 ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: While Japanese defenders concentrated their energies down low, Enterprise and then Yorktown dive-bombers arrived overhead. They pounced on the enemy flattops from ...

BATH, MaineBATH, Maine — A U.S. Navy destroyer bearing the name of a commander who won a pivotal battle in the Pacific during World War II was christened with a bottle of champagne Saturday by his ...

The Navy commission edthe newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Spruance, Oct. 1, during a ceremony at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. Designated DDG 111, the new destroyer honors ...

Outgunned and understrength, the US Navy nonetheless turned a deadly Japanese ambush into a crushing victory. Andrew Lambert examines the decisive battle of the Pacific war. At 10.26am on 4 June 1942 ...