I have always admired the importance of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson’s beautifully written document, ...

To manufacture thousands of airplanes for its World War I allies, the United States would fell acres of spruce.

Wikimedia Commons/U.S. Navy USS Silversides The USS Silversides began service on December 15, 1941, eight days after the ...

Iowa-class battleships measured 887 feet long and displaced 58,460 tons, with crews ranging from 2,500 during WWII to 1,573 ...

Everything Americans ate during World War II became slightly adulterated, highly substituted, or heavily rebranded. The goal ...

Virgil E. Frahm, a lifelong Nebraskan and veteran, was recognized for his service in World War II. The governor presented ...

The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.

PH3 BRYANT USS New Jersey USS New Jersey was the only battleship that fought in the Vietnam War. The Navy brought this ...

During World War II, U.S. Navy cruisers filled a vital niche between the powerful but slow battleships and the less powerful ...

On the daylong Living History Cruise, visitors can tour the galley, sleeping quarters, navigation center and museum spaces, ...

From 1941 to 1945, the men who enlisted in the U.S. military were trained to be warriors. When Lee Downing joined in June ...

A single soldier on his horse, during a cavalry patrol in World War I. At the start of the war every major army had a substantial cavalry, and they performed well at first. However, the ...