The Battle of Savo Island, a crushing World War II naval defeat for the Allies, ended on August 9, 1942. After the guns fell silent, the Japanese Navy would sink four Allied heavy cruisers ...

There were six important actions in the Solomons. The first, the Battle of Savo Island, Aug. 8-9, 1942, when Japanese cruisers and destroyers sank four Allied cruisers in an effort to halt U.S ...

Although General Claude Auchinleck had stopped Rommel in his tracks during the First Battle of El Alamein in early July 1942, Churchill was becoming increasingly impatient with progress in the ...

One way we can honor living World War II veterans by reflecting on the major battles they fought in. Their efforts during ...

The First Battle of the Marne marked the end of the German sweep into France and the beginning of the trench warfare that was to characterise World War One. Germany's grand Schlieffen Plan to ...

Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and chose to bat in the first ODI against New Zealand, in... At least 35 people have been killed in a car attack in southern China, believed to be the ...

Wednesday 13th November, 2024 Prices of all varieties of rice are soaring and the large-scale millers are laughing all the... Readers who had the opportunity of watching the YouTube report of the ...

Recapturing the island was also a symbolic victory for Ukraine. The 40-acre outcrop gained iconic status on the first day of ...

International Master Joel Pimentel topped the Governor Henry Oaminal-backed 2nd Philippine Armageddon Battle of Champions in Misamis Occidental on Monday. The 32-year-old Pimentel, who won the maiden ...