In a little-known episode of American aviation history, the mighty airship USS Macon pulled off a high-altitude stunt—tracking President Franklin D. Roosevelt without his ... a quarter What two coins ...

Key Points and Summary – The Midway-class aircraft carriers were the U.S. Navy’s first designed with heavily armored flight decks, a crucial innovation for surviving kamikaze attacks in World War II.

Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 ...