April 13, 1940, marked a pivotal moment in WWII when the Royal Navy's HMS Warspite unleashed its firepower on the trapped ...

Patches from the Army's overseas commands are among the most distinctive -- and unheralded -- shoulder patches of World War II. They are colorful, in most cases short-lived, and showcase an armed ...

HMS Ark Royal in late 1938 or early 1939. US Navy Laid down in September 1935, launched in April 1937, and commissioned in December 1938, HMS Ark Royal represented a modern approach to carrier ...

A Royal Navy veteran who served in World War Two has celebrated his 100th birthday. Jack Glover, who lives in Plymouth, served as a message decoder aboard HMS Royalist during the Second World War.

My grandfather, George Earnest Jewitt, took place in the last true boarding action of the Royal Navy. During World War II, the Royal Navy fought a deadly game of cat and mouse with their German ...