We've selected some of the most interesting images from book Abandoned Cold War Places, by Robert Grenville, and look at the fascinating history behind them.

Learn how potatoes played a surprising role in a WWII submarine battle, becoming one of the quirkiest little known legends in ...

Sunday morning 7 December 1941 is a date that is printed in the collective American mind. It was the day the Japanese ...

When Japan finally surrendered at the end of World War 2, the US Navy made a significant discovery - 24 submarines, some of which boasted remarkable technology. These submarines were taken to Sasebo ...

The Pacific Northwest is a key hub of the U.S. maritime industry, home to dozens of small and large shipyards that support a ...

The recent announcement that the Republic of Korea (South Korea) has secured US approval to develop nuclear-powered submarines marks a significant shift ...

Not even three months after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, Americans on the west coast thought they were under attack. Sirens wailed across Los Angeles in the early morning hours of Feb. 25, ...

At 200 feet tall, the cranes are approximately 20 stories tall and have been nicknamed “Manitowoc's skyscrapers.” The cranes ...

More than 14 U.S. Army and Marine divisions never landed on X-Day of Operation Downfall, the planned invasion of Japan to end ...

Wisconsin Heavy Fabrication (formerly Broadwind) is contracted to make parts for two new cranes each year indefinitely.

The first USS Utah was lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and no other ship was named for the Copper State until Saturday’s dedication ceremony. Last Friday, at a ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, ...