Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...

The first official Squid kill was scored by the frigate HMS Loch Killin (Pennant. No. K391) (poetically apropos moniker, eh?) ...

As Americans scrutinize the accidental leak of a high-level U.S. group chat, several books detail other mishaps in the annals of global conflict.

The USS Maddox’ likely incorrect report of an attack on August 4, 1964, paved the way for a dramatic escalation of the ...

While action star Sylvester Stallone's onscreen exploits as John Rambo are fictionalized, the famous character was based on a very real person.

Struck by a devastating kamikaze attack, the destroyer’s crew barely had time to react before more enemy planes plunged toward them in a desperate, fiery onslaught. Starmer Delivers Warning To ...

Before World War II, this ocean liner carried tourists through ... and its story has been immortalized in books, movies, and other forms of popular culture. Of the 2,112 individuals onboard ...

Chuuk Lagoon is home to the largest naval cemetery with sunken Japanese ships, aircraft, gas masks, bullets, and skulls from World War II. Formerly known as Truk Atoll, the lagoon is part of Chuuk ...

The Batman opened to widespread acclaim in 2022 but, by the time The Batman Part II arrives in theaters, roughly five and a half years will have passed since we first saw Robert Pattinson's ...

THE SECOND WORLD WAR sparked decades of scholarship. By one count, 70,000 books had already been published by 1989. The 80th anniversary of the end of the war, both in Europe and Asia, is ...

Explore our collection of teaching resources for primary and secondary schools, perfect for inspiring your class with the joy of reading on World Book Day and with the wonder of stories during ...