On Nov. 14, 1910, Eugene B. Ely became the first aviator to take off from a ship as his Curtiss “Pusher” biplane lifted off ...

A plaque on East Greenwich Town Hall proclaims that distinction. But how does it stack up against four competing claims?

It's hard to understate just how much the aircraft carrier has changed the face of naval warfare, as well as global geopolitical power itself since the beginning of the Second World War. Throughout ...

A former Navy secretary tells of how he helped shape our Navy into the fighting force it is today, and about its beginnings with ties to Rhode Island 250 years ago.

Series 100 consists of material pertaining to the history of radio work in the U.S. Navy. It contains history and general description of systems, apparatus, and usages. There are specific descriptions ...

Includes rev. ed. of v. 2 and latest printings of other volumes. v. 1. The Battle of the Atlantic, September 1939-May 1943.--v. 2. Operations in North African waters, October 1942-June 1943.--v. 3.