Summary and Key Points: During World War II, the entertainment industry played a significant role in supporting the war effort, including Walt Disney’s collaboration with the Canadian military to ...

The U.S. Navy’s “dancing mouse” has been located after more than eight decades. The USS Edsall, which was sunk early in World War II while facing down overwhelming odds, was confirmed to be found this ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval engagement in history, a sprawling affair that lasted from Oct. 23 to 26, 1944, involving four major engagements. In spite of hopeless odds, Japanese Adm ...

One of the biggest achievements of maritime archaeology is discovering shipwreck remnants from crucial historic periods. A team of scientists aboard the Ocean Exploration Trust’s Exploration Vessel (E ...

An unrivaled sense of dread rushed over Thomas Cook as the Japanese plane closed in on the destroyer in the Pacific. Cook was standing on the deck of the USS Prichett during the Battle of Okinawa when ...

The U.S.S. Edsall’s 2023 discovery at the bottom of the Indian Ocean is reviving the tale of the ship the Japanese forces called the “dancing mouse.” The intact wreck of the U.S.S. Edsall, sunk in ...

More than 80 years after it was sunk by Japanese forces during World War II, the U.S. Navy said Monday that the wreckage of the destroyer USS Edsall has been found at the bottom of Indian Ocean. A ...

In exchange, the Central Texas museum received a fully operational Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, an authentic replica of a Type 95 light tank that has been used in movies in the past, according to the ...

The United States Navy commissioned a new destroyer over the weekend in New York City, and it was named after legendary World War II hero U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone. Appropriately, the ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B. Roberts, shown here a week or two before she was lost in the battle. (U.S.