In the years between World War I and II, the U.S. military had ambitious and prescient ideas for war in the Pacific.

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February 17, 1864, was a spot in naval warfare history when the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley struck and sank the USS Housatonic, the first successful attack by a military submarine against an ...

Brent is a Senior Research Fellow for Naval Warfare and Advanced Technology in the Allison Center for National Security. A 2023 naval act, as it did in 1938, can grow the nation’s naval shipbuilding ...

Long before WWII’s U-boat wolfpacks made headlines, one German sub was already rewriting the rules of naval warfare. SM U-35 ...

The drive to explore is one of the most potent human urges. Finding out what's just around the next bend has been a prerogative of humanity since the earliest hunters and gatherers. As long as there ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. For thousands of years, naval battles have been some of ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf holds important lessons for a hypothetical China-U.S. naval clash – and Chinese strategists know it. An explosion on the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) after she was hit by a kamikaze ...

Retired and active operators, civilians, and combat support representing warfighters from every era of American combat since the Vietnam War, reunited with former and current teammates on May 22, 2025 ...

Marines of the People’s Liberation Army Navy stand at attention as then-Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Rear Adm. Gary Roughead greets them following a demonstration of the brigade’s capabilities, ...