"It's giving me chills just seeing the ship again," the 101-year-old veteran said as he sat before the ship. "I'm looking at ...

Although battleships were replaced 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. For nearly half a century, ...

The Second World War was fought on many fronts, with skirmishes occurring on land, in the air, and at sea alike. As a result, several forms of transportation and warfare became synonymous with the ...

The Iowa-class ships can be traced back to the late 1930’s, when the “escalator clause” first emerged. First penned in the 1936 London Treat, if Japan (or other non-signatories) refused to confirm ...

The worst drought in Europe in decades hasn't only scorched farmland and hampered river traffic, it also has exposed a part of almost forgotten World War II history: The hulks of dozens of World War ...

DECATUR - Walk down the stairs in the Adam Troxell Sr. home in Decatur and cast an eye upon a massive model ship. Extending over each end of a 7-foot pool table, the World War II battleship USS New ...

Veterans and families gathered on board the Battleship Iowa in San Pedro on Sunday, Nov. 9, to enjoy an early celebration of ...