On this day in 1917, six German destroyers attacked two British patrol boats in the early hours of the morning, and Sylvia Graham's patriotism is invigorated. Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

The historic vessel "Vital de Oliveira" was positively identified more than a decade after an unsuspecting fisherman's net ...

The crew of the USS Jacob Jones spotted the German torpedo coming at them from 1,000 yards away. The American destroyer was steaming alone in the Atlantic, 25 miles from Bishop Rock, off the ...

The StuG III, or Sturmgeschütz III, was the most produced German armored fighting vehicle in WWII. It could penetrate the front armor of tanks like the KV-1. The powerful tank destroyer and its ...

Three years after the end of WW1 civil aviation was permitted in Germany and names that were later to spearhead military aircraft production emerged Names such as Messerschmittt Heinkel and ...

However, a German U-boat targeted the destroyer on Dec. 6, 1917. While in the waters between the United Kingdom and France, the USS Jacob Jones was hit and the crew ordered to abandon ship.

One German light cruiser and six German destroyers were sunk, and at least two more German light cruisers were seen to be disabled. Further, repeated hits were observed on three other German ...