The sinking of the IRIS Dena by an American submarine in the Indian Ocean and off the coast of Sri Lanka marks the first time the US sunk a ship with a torpedo after World War Two. What are torpedoes, ...

Explore the history of WWI and WWII from the spark of the Archduke's assassination to the global shift of the Cold War. Discover the major alliances, key battles and how these conflicts led to the ...

In 1918 an airfield was set up on the outskirts of Omagh in County Tyrone ...

Publication of an intercepted cable exposed a clumsy German effort to forge an alliance with Mexico and helped propel the United States into the Great War.

Steam is awash with unique horror games, and an upcoming indie project called Lead Coffin continues this trend, with a harrowing historical backdrop.

An intercepted German telegram shocked Americans on March 1, 1917—sparking outrage, ending neutrality, and pulling the U.S. into WWI.

Aircraft carriers replaced battleships as dominant naval power during WWII by striking targets hundreds of miles beyond visual range. Submarines waged economic warfare targeting supply lines. German U ...

Robert Hunt was a torpedoman on the USS Tambor. He ran 12 consecutive war patrols in the Pacific and never fully shook what those missions felt like. "I was just sure I was going to die," he recalled ...

China has ramped up its production of nuclear-powered submarines over the past five years to the point where it is launching subs faster than the United States, threatening to negate a sea-power ...

While diesel engines don't need spark plugs, they do need air ventilation for proper combustion. This is a problem for vessels traveling underwater, such as submarines. Yet diesel submarines exist and ...

HMAS STIRLING, Australia—If the U.S. and China come to blows over Taiwan, this naval base in Western Australia offers a berth to bring American nuclear-powered submarines close to the fight—and a ...

The U.S. Navy today possesses the most technologically advanced submarine force in the world. Its nuclear-powered attack submarines and ballistic missile submarines remain unmatched in speed, ...