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Following the War of 1812, the British realized a naval base was essential to supply and defend the upper Great Lakes in case of future hostilities with the U.S.

To understand why the U.S. Guantanamo Naval Base ("Gitmo") is in Cuba, look back at the Spanish American War, the Platt Amendment, and American Imperialism in the 1890s.

Situated on the East coast of India, Visakhapatnam has the rare combination of sandy beaches overlooked by rolling hills and beautiful houses. Tourists looking for sun an

IRGC top brass in the Middle East continue their contingency tests to counter a foreign attack against Iran's nuclear facilities and key infrastructure.

Admission is free to this interactive Florida museum where visitors see vintage aircraft, fly in flight simulators and experience flight in the IMAX theater.

Eastern Europe and Russia's a big area to cover. Where to start? How about at an eastern extreme, the mysterious long-closed city of Vladivostok.

Information on the Frontier Culture Museum, the first Thanksgiving, JFK's grave, Foamhenge, Richmond Money Museum, Mt Vernon, Arlington, PETA & Norfolk naval base.

Simon's Town on the Cape Peninsula feels more like a picturesque coastal village transported from 1950s America than an African town.

The addition of these large, fast carriers provided the American Pacific Fleet enhanced striking power, against the Japanese in World War II, and into the Cold War.

In January 1918 the Royal Navy lost two submarines and over 100 men in a tragic wartime accident.

The excavation, recovery and conservation of the Mary Rose used and developed many innovative marine archaeology techniques.

Admiral Karl Donitz's mauraders terrorized the seas with u-boats during World War II. They would sink thousands of war ships, merchant vessels and even passenger ships.

In a serious conflict labeled Red versus Red, sailors of the Kronstadt naval base staged a revolt caused by Lenin's policy of War Communism.

Best known for the setting of the film South Pacific, what is the reality of the island Bora Bora?

Aqaba is Jordan's only outlet to the sea and is situated on the Red Sea at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba about 335 kilometres from the capital city Amman.

Since being discovered by European explorers, few people have actually lived on the Falklands islands, but many countries have claimed ownership.

"Coast Watching in WWII" brings together personal accounts of the war from two exceptionally brave men.

Gary McKinnon, the man accused of hacking into US government computers in 2001 and 2002, is to be extradited to the US in order to be tried.

Real-life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Francoise Dorleac star alongside Hollywood legend Gene Kelly in Jacques Demy's Les Demoiselles de Rochefort.

It is clear that America has failed once again. Its war on terror, costing billions of dollars and millions of lives, has encouraged unimaginable terror.

In 1915 the United States Marines invaded the Republic of Haiti. This invasion resulted in an occupation that lasted until 1935.

In light of President Obama's recent executive order that shut down the prison camp at Guantanamo, experts are suggesting that the base be turned into a medical facility.

Great Britain began colonising small parts of Africa in the latter part of the 18th century

Bermuda's main cruise ship port offers great shopping, water sport activities, a maritime museum and easy access to the city of Hamilton.

David Pietrusza's book, "1920: The Year of the Six Presidents" (published in 2007), provides an unique way of looking at the 1920 Presidential election.

Harry fitted no convention - whether as an intrepid naval commander or treading the boards with Laurence Olivier, life was simply a test. That he passed with honours!

At the close of World War One, the victorious allies ordered that the powerful and undefeated High Seas Fleet present itself for interment until a final peace.

This little-known gem of Australia's coast has one of the country's best diving and snorkeling sites, migrating whales, and a rich diversity of plant and animal life.

The best that Las Vegas, Nevada has to offer extends beyond the 5-star hotels resort casinos. There are a lot of top-notch art, concerts and shows in Sin City as well.

The first U.S. submarine launched in World War II goes to war and disappears without a trace, leaving families of the lost crew to wonder what happened to them.

When a tiny Indian Ocean island whose population is 90% Muslim votes to strengthen its links with France, the reasons are likely to be more economic than sentimental.

Explore the history of fishing, Breton seafaring and culture, traditional costumes and handicrafts in Quimper and one of the biggest French Naval bases.

Following Empress Elizabeth to the Russian throne in 1761, Peter III rapidly fell into disfavor with the military and the aristocracy, resulting in a palace coup.

Peter I's lifelong efforts in creating a first class fleet enabled Russia, in part, to win the Great Northern War and earn him the title, Father of the Russian Navy.

Petroglyphs are images pecked into large boulders by the use of rocks and hammer stones. These images were left by the shamans after their spiritual vision quests.

More than forty of the 74 ships of the Imperial German Navy's High Sea Fleet only left their final anchorage as scrap if at all.

During the Cold War the Cuban Navy grew fat on Russian generosity but today the Navy is weak and a shadow of its former self. What future is there for the Cuban Navy?

Ed Wood, director of famed bad films like Plan 9 from Outer Space and Bride of the Monster, spent most of his early life watching movies and dressing as a woman.

The Fife Coastal Path begins at the village of North Queensferry. From there it visits Inverkeithing, Dalgety Bay, Aberdour, Burntisland and Kinghorn.

There is a hostage situation on Alcatraz, and a group of former US marines are planning to attack the city if their demands are not met.

Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) is an extremist group led by Abimael Guzman in Peru, whose mission is to restore indigenous rule. Recent activity by SL resumed violence.

With its medieval gates and walls, spectacular harbour, old forts, modern palace and museums, Old Muscat offers visitors to Oman a range of opportunities for sightseeing.

An article on visiting San Diego, with instructions on how to proceed from the airport, and a guide to the San Diego trolley system.

United States Navy supercarrier, USS Kitty Hawk, was decommissioned on January 31, 2009. The ship, which served 48 years, is being replaced by USS George H.W. Bush.

The coastal navy of Yugoslavia and its successor Montenegro employed a number of submarine designs for more that seventy years. The remnants are now for sale.

Like Admiral Kimmel at Pearl Harbor in 1941, Russian Admiral Stark was the incorrect scapegoat for defeat in 1904 at the hands of the same attacker.

Approaching midnight and, with one scene from a new screenplay still to write, the screenwriter for the latest Philip Pullman adaptation, took a few minutes to chat to us

In an unusual and significant display of two differing points of view, President Obama and Former Vice President Cheney have at it, during a display of dissimilar minds.

The United States acquired Alaska from Russia in 1867. In 1868 Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck asked Eadweard Muybridge to go there with him and take photos.

Joint Force Harrier is written in traditionally understated British manner which raises the sense of excitement and tension that would be lost with a more gung-ho style.