31 OCTOBER-28 NOVEMBER 1873 VIRGINIUS AFFAIR Historically our Navy has been tasked with the protection of American citizens overseas, as witnessed by a nearly explosive brush with Spain in 1873. Cuban rebels were well into their 40-year struggle for independence from Read More
TODAY IN NAVAL HISTORY 30 APRIL 1943 OPERATION “MINCEMEAT” When the American 7th and British 8th Armies landed on southern Sicily 10 July 1943 they found lighter than anticipated resistance. It seems the Germans had concentrated their defenses on the Read More