Warfare is about as old as human civilization. The larger the nations, the larger the battles. These are some of the largest, ...

While some of the wrecks were first located over 30 years ago, the latest expedition allowed for a far more detailed and comprehensive survey, thanks to cutting-edge imaging technology, researchers ...

Across two vast fronts, Allied commanders took drastically different paths to victory. MacArthur’s calculated island-hopping ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — As Imperial Japanese soldiers scour the streets, a group of civilians in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing seek refuge in a small photography studio. Developing photographs taken ...