John Williams
John Williams — Seaman U.S. Navy Civil War Franklin, Virginia, USA
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USS Kearsarge sinks CSS Alabama
Off the French port of Cherbourg, two warships met in a duel that captured worldwide attention and helped decide a quieter but crucial front in the Civil War. The Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama had spent years attacking Union merchant shipping across the globe, forcing the United States to divert warships to hunt her and driving up insurance rates.
Arsenal: Oliver Hazard Perry–Class Frigates in NATO Sea Lanes, the Late Cold War
A story of reach, endurance, and compromise told through the crews who rode these lean escorts along the Cold War’s front-line sea lanes.
“I’ll Find You a Way Out”: Donald A. Gary and the Fires Aboard USS Franklin
How a quiet engineering officer led hundreds from the dark below decks during one of World War II’s worst carrier disasters.
Hammerin’ Hank” over Wake Island: Major Henry T. Elrod’s Last Fight
How a Marine Corps fighter pilot sank a destroyer, then picked up a rifle to defend a tiny atoll at the dawn of World War II.