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An eight-and-a-half by eleven-inch sheet of white paper, with the colored drawing of the coat of arms of USS John L. Hall (FFG-32), along with typewritten text in black- and blue-colored ink describing the coat of arms’ symbolism, 1982

“Viking of the Sea”: Task Force 124’s Rear Admi...

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Author’s Note: During this 80th anniversary cycle of World War II, I hope to correct, at least in some small...
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The Combined Chiefs of Staff meet in October 1943. (Courtesy of the National Archives)

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And then there were none. It is with deep regret I inform you that U.S. Navy hero and Arizona (BB-39) survivor...
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President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill aboard the Royal Navy battleship HMS Prince of Wales during the Atlantic Conference in August 1941. (Naval History and Heritage Command Photo)

The Long Road to NATO, 1917–1949

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The signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949 and the subsequent creation of the North Atlantic...
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