The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the ...
Monday is the U.S. Navy's 250th birthday, and Chicago's connection to the service runs deep. From World War training to ...
On Dec. 19, 1941, in the pre-dawn darkness, six Italian commandos slipped into Alexandria harbor in Egypt. British troops and sailors had spotted an Italian reconnaissance plane days earlier, and ...