World War II proved that control of the oceans could determine the outcome of a global conflict. While battleships had long ...
The Consolidated PBY Catalina was not the fastest aircraft of World War II, but it became one of the most valuable. Designed for endurance rather than speed, it excelled at maritime patrol, ...
It lacked the sleek lines of a fighter or the imposing presence of a heavy bomber, yet the Consolidated PBY Catalina became one of the most important aircraft of World War II. Known affectionately as ...
In the midst of the Falklands War, British sailors hunting for ARA San Luis launched ordnance at the sonar and radar signals of whales, wrecks, and even flocks of seagulls — anything that might have ...