Only five battles in history have seen aircraft carriers from opposing navies face each other: Coral Sea, Midway, the Eastern ...

Needless to say, drawing up a list like this one is tough. Many worthy candidates ended up on the cutting-room floor. China’s Ming Dynasty was born through inland naval warfare, at the Battle of Lake ...

For thousands of years, naval battles have been some of the most decisive military conflicts. Controlling the seas allows victors to dominate ports, trade routes, and encircle opponents. With such ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The more fateful and enduring a battle’s ramifications, the more significant it is. Ranking battles by their importance has been a bloodsport among military ...

The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, a multi-day battle that would see more than 1,700 Americans killed, began on this day in history, Nov. 12, 1942. Guadalcanal is the largest island in the Solomon ...

“Network-centric warfare” is the hot concept in modern military thinking—soldiers fighting not just with weapons but within a web of sensors and computation, giving them and their commanders superior ...