In his memoir, the captain of the USS Tang displays good-humored responses to revelations by his men. 

The making of Final Mission: USS Tang Submarine Experience: Part One. 

In a memoir by legendary USS Tang Captain Richard O’Kane, we glimpse the mind-set of a warrior and leader determined to succeed in the cold, pitiless reality of war.

Two months before Pearl Harbor, a sailor became Louisiana's first fatality in World War II.  

After a bloody first day of fighting, Japanese and American battleships slugged out one of World War II's most brutal battles. 

Does World War II have a War and Peace? Novels by Herman Wouk and Vasily Grossman plunge deep into the darkest history of the 20th century. 

Eleven months after witnessing the attack on Pearl Harbor, Harold Ward stood watch aboard the USS San Francisco as the heavy cruiser "steamed right into a mess." 

A remarkable artifact survives to tell the story of the first moments of the Battle of the Atlantic.

The story behind PT-305's nickname.

Made of precisely machined cast brass, PT-305's Mark 31 torpedo director was built by Bristol and Martin Inc. of New York City, prewar a manufacturer of vending machines and fruit juicers.