THESE incredible images taken at the bottom of oceans show how saltwater has taken its toll on some of the world’s most fearsome military machines. Some are the watery graves of brothers, son…

Moving troops and supplies by sea was vital to all armies involved in the war. The battle for control of the seas led to an arms race, new deadly tactics, and unprecedented loss of life at sea.

How much can you really find out about the War at Sea during the First World War in five minutes? This handy little history book will surpass all your expectations and leave you well versed on all you wish to know, and maybe even a little bit more… Which was stronger, the German or British […]

December 7, 1941. "A day which will live in infamy . . . " Remember Pearl Harbor! A December 9, 1941 editorial in The Oregonian newspaper claims to have been the first to use the catchphrase, "Remember Pearl Harbor!" In the months that followed the surprise attack, all manner of retail items were emblazoned with the phrase, and sold to Americans wanting revenge for what happened to her sailors, soldiers, and ordinary citizens that sunny Sunday morning on December 7. Disney artist Hank Porter created all of the art found on the six Aircraft Warning Service posters in this thread. Five of the images come our way courtesy the Porter family, while the sixth is from The Walt Disney Archives. One of the posters in the series features a caricature of a stereotyped Japanese soldier. This type of illustration is rare from the Disney Studio. While other Hollywood cartoon studios often portrayed enemy stereotypes in their cartoons, Disney rarely did. And for the amount of war-related combat insignia and home front items produced using Disney-created art, the number of "enemy" stereotypes depicted is an exceptionally small number. As a side-note, I've been interviewing WW II veterans about their time in the military for many years now. In 2006 I interviewed a Pearl Harbor survivor named Donald Stratton. Donald not only witnessed the Japanese attack firsthand, he lived it - Donald was aboard USS Arizona the morning of December 7. My interview with Donald is one of the most emotional interviews I have ever conducted with a WW II veteran. Donald's recollections of that fateful day can be read here.

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 2, 2011) In commemoration of the Battle of Midway, fought June 4-7, 1942. The U.S. Navy effectively destroyed Japan’s naval strength by sinking four of its aircraft carriers. It is considered one of the most important naval battles of World War II. Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) created posters for a Battle of Midway remembrance dinner. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Larry Wolfe/Released) 110602-N-VS577-001

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Voices of World War 1 Originally known as Armistice Day, and in England it’s still known as Remembrance Day, Veteran’s Day (as it’s now known here) came about as the result of the end of World War 1, The War To End All Wars as it came […]

Navy Day - October 27th • 1941 • 25 x 36" • Offset-Lithograph • INV. #12418 • Original poster: Navy Day - October 27th. Original pre World War II vintage military poster; linen backed, and in very good condition. "U.S. Navy Dept., Recruiting Bureau; illustrated by Matt Murphey" "In the air, on the surface, and under the sea, the Navy maintains the traditions on which it was founded. It will ever be our first line of defense." / "NRB-30133-10-15-41-3M" This poster was created in a very low edition for U. S. Military posters and is rare. Striking image with the battle ship and the airplanes overhead and huge rolling seas. A very striking and difficult to find original military vintage poster. (1941) "In the air, on the surface, and under the seam the Navy maintains the traditions on which it was founded. It will ever be Our First Line of Defense." This poster is for Navy Day in 1941, shortly before the American entry into World War II. This is an Original Lithograph Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. This poster is professional acid-free conservation mounted, linen backed, and in very good condition. (please note that standard excellent condition allows for very minor handling wear at edges). This is an Original Lithograph Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. The Vintage Poster has been working with collectors around the world helping them with their original vintage poster collections. Our posters come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We stand behind the description and condition of the vintage posters shown on the website. The Vintage Poster is an IVPDA certified vintage poster dealer. Available online to you 24/7. We are glad to assist you. Our current inventory is online and is updated frequently. To purchase, simply add the item(s) to your cart and check out. They will be delivered to your door. Your satisfaction is guaranteed! #originalposter #WWIIPoster #thevintageposter #lagunabeachgallery #antiqueposter #linenbacking

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When the Germans marched into Poland in 1939 starting World War II, Bill Donaldson and all the other young men in his senior class at Strong Vincent High School in Erie, Pa. went down to the local …

A unique look at the sixth year of the Second World War at sea through the medium of old photographs.

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5038. After a mistaken first guess placing the location of this photograph in the Mediterranean - Alexandria or Mersa Matruh - we have now accepted alert Richard's comment below, which suggests it shows the Grimsby Class sloop HMAS YARRA [II] at Batavia in the desperate first months of 1942, and within just weeks of the little ship's destruction by a Japanese cruiser squadron in the Java Sea on March 4. As Dick correctly comments below, the photo appears linked to entry 4711, captioned Batavia 1942. Here's that image, and although the background ships are not showing there, the similarity instantly becomes obvious: www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/5940682568/ Richard believes the warship in the background here is one of the RN's D Class cruisers [see comments below]. With her extensive war service with the Red Sea Force and in the Persian Gulf in 1940, -1941, YARRA had spent only a matter of weeks in the Mediterranean, in November to early December 1941, when she was fatally recalled to the Far East on December 8, immediately after Japan's entry into the war. Photo: RAN Historical, Navy Heritage Collection image ID NO. 02644 is appears in the Topmill Pty Ltd booklet'Australian Seaporter Profile NO. 6, Frigates' p15. POSTRSCIPT: The Topmill booklet, cited above, has this image captioned as YARRA in the Red Sea [which offers no assurance, as this publishing group's captioning can be very haphazard].

Australian nurse Vivian Bullwinkel was the sole survivor of the 1942 Bangka Island Massacre, in which 22 nurses were executed by Japanese soldiers.

Battleships, submarines and sea warfare are the co-ordinates of this list, in celebration of the re-release of one of the great, forgotten British war films.

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Water Tender 2nd Class Charles Murdock of Holiday Park in Englewood, Fla. was 21-years-old when he went aboard the light cruiser USS Philadelphia in February 1942, during the early months of World …

World War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. Rising to power in an unstable Germany, Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist (Nazi Party) rearmed the nation and signed treaties with Italy and Japan to further his ambitions of world domination. Hitler’s invasion of Poland drove Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany, and World War II had begun. The majority of the world's countries eventually formed two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Axis.