Crosley-produced proximity fuses were the first deployed to enemy lines and responsible for the first kill of an enemy aircraft. The world's first smart bomb, produced here in Cincinnati, turned the ...
On October 15, 1914, a German sub captained by U-boat ace Otto Weddigen attacked the HMS Hawke, killing 524 crew members, ...
For the first time in more than 80 years the White Ensign flies on tragic destroyer HMS Exmouth – the first British surface ship lost with ...
Jeremiah P. Mahoney was killed in a pitched battle with German forces near Reipertswiller, France, in early 1945. New technology finally brought closure.
The City of Penticton is looking back at a few of those who were killed in action during the First and Second World Wars, this year honouring six former Pen High students. Street banners are hanging ...
USS Puffer launched on Nov. 22, 1942, and on Oct. 9, 1943, during its maiden voyage, encountered an escort destroyer leading ...
The book - Swansea and the Second World War - says while the bombing and the response were similar to other towns and cities ...
who was aboard the American Merchant Marine Ship George Hawley when it was torpedoed by a German U Boat during World War II.
The man who’s a curator at The Military Museums and has held national leadership roles with the country’s military reserves ...
Researchers have identified the wreck site of a World War One warship after over a century at the bottom of the Irish Sea.
A new twist to the dramatic story of a Sunderland man - who walked away from an explosion - has been revealed by a relative.