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US Navy says Iran boats ‘harassed’ ship in Strait of Hormuz
The guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul and the Royal Navy’s frigate HMS Lancaster responded to the incident, according to the U.S. Navy.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
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Chinese ship accused of looting iconic WWII shipwrecks
An illegal Chinese salvage operation is suspected to have raided two iconic World War II wrecks.
Payback at Balikpapan
Only weeks after Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, four stalwart destroyers demonstrated that there was still plenty of fight left in the U.S. Navy.
By Michael Crowder, World War II
Four days in December: Germany’s path to war with the US
Adolf Hitler and other German leaders so thoroughly expected the Reich to fight America that, after the initial delighted outburst, they gave Pearl Harbor scarcely a thought.
By Gerhard L. Weinberg, HistoryNet
China issues warning to US after warships pass disputed islands
Your weekly look at recent developments involving the South China Sea.
Aircraft carrier: Ship of fear
The author believes one well-placed cruise missile or even a World War II torpedo could take out a modern aircraft carrier, but 90 years of success suggest these uniquely American weapons are here to stay.
By Geoffrey Norman, Military History Magazine
Alfred Thayer Mahan and his vain quest to keep ships straight
He was one of the world's greatest maritime strategists. A gifted seaman? Not so much.
By Donald Lankiewicz, American History Magazine
Cat Tales: The story of World War II’s PBY Flying Boat
Consolidated’s rugged PBY set a standard for flying boats and amphibians that will never be eclipsed.
By Stephan Wilkinson, Aviation History Magazine
British navy says 3rd warship sailing to Persian Gulf
London says the air-defence destroyer Defender, a Type 45 warship, will join the Type 23 Duke-class frigates Kent and Montrose.
The Navy’s Ex Ex and a legacy of military naturalists
On Aug. 18, 1838, the Exploring Expedition led by Navy Lt. Charles Wilkes embarked on a world cruise of scientific discovery. He fit well into a class of armed scientists, military naturalists who rose to prominence in the 18th and 19th centuries.
By Richard Conniff, HistoryNet
The Operation Dragoon drama of Douglas Fairbanks
Famed for his heroics on screen, a Hollywood idol topped himself at war as leader of a band of seaborne deception specialists
By David Sears, World War II Magazine