Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B Roberts.

World War 2: On the Convoys, he described the events he lived through. "The attacks went on for two days , so I thought, that's it...we'll all die," he once recalled. IWM/Getty Images Crews had ...

During World War II, the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company built ... war patrols and sank 13 Japanese vessels—including an enemy convoy headed to Japanese-controlled Iwo Jima.

Researchers explored the wrecks of a German U-boat and the ship it sank during a World War II convoy off the coast of North Carolina in 1942. Image: AP Home Browse Series Live Q&A WSJ Events From ...

The 95-year-old, from Thornhill near Dumfries, took part in the vital World War Two missions to supply Russian Allies, which ended 75 years ago. During the Arctic convoys, more than 3,000 Allied ...

The Battle of the Atlantic lasted as long as World War Two itself ... corvettes tasked with defending the increasingly important convoys, you will need to learn about the tactics you can use ...