Slideshow: The Wreck of the HMAS Sydney

Features May 1, 2011

The Sinking of the HMAS Sydney

The loss of the HMAS Sydney (II), pride of the Australian navy, has long been a source of pain and bewilderment. In waters off Western Australia in late 1941, following a successful tour in the Mediterranean, the Sydney encountered a ship claiming to be a Dutch freighter—actually the HSK Kormoran, a German raider that had menaced merchant ships for months.

Features May 1, 2011

Archaeology of World War II

Years after the end of the world's greatest conflict, new research reveals the true nature and extent of its impact

Features May 1, 2011

The Story of YP-389

Features May 1, 2011

The Pacific Theater

On June 15, 1944, a massive U.S. invasion fleet stormed the beaches of Saipan, the largest of the Mariana Islands.