In 1944, PNG's Manus Island was home to one of the most impressive allied military bases in the Pacific. After signing the ...

The Marines, however, modified LVTs with ramps that allowed their men to penetrate the atoll on the northwest. Moreover, the ...

The first ‘flotel’ in history, a seven-story behemoth with tennis courts, opened in 1988 in the middle of the sea. It was a ...

A passport-free island trip feels like a small travel win, mainly when 74% of Americans are sticking closer to home these ...

The USS Illinois (BB-65) was conceived as a tougher follow-on to the Iowa class and first of the planned Montana-type heavy ...

Excerpted with permission from the publisher The Hiroshima Men: The Quest to Build the Atomic Bomb, and the Fateful Decision ...

Staying aboard the Four Seasons Explorer, a 128-foot catamaran that offers the intimacy of a private island and the comfort ...

From all-inclusive resorts to under-the-radar coastal towns, these beach vacation winners from Good Housekeeping's 2026 ...

Big dogs play badass roles every day as guard dogs, herding dogs, service dogs, and countless other vital jobs that canines ...

Easter Island — or Rapa Nui in the native language — is known around the world for its massive moai statues. While the ...

Between 1946 and 1958, the US detonated 67 nuclear bombs here, vaporizing islands, displacing communities, and leaving behind a toxic legacy. Today, rising sea levels threaten to crack the Tomb wide ...

Kiribati is sadly in the news because much of its territory lies at sea level—its highest point does not reach eighty-one ...