Gail Pope is social history curator at the MTG. In 1923 the ‘Empire Cruise’, a goodwill navy tour, departed England, intended ...

Sailors aboard the nation’s flagship HMS Prince of Wales paused to reflect on past sacrifices as the aircraft carrier sailed on the latest leg ...

I was delighted when I learned that I could similarly embarrass my kids by asking if they had to use the bathroom in earshot ...

Location: Arctic Ocean, near Spitzbergen, Norway. Outcome: Only 11 of the original 37 merchant ships reached their destination, 153 seamen died, and precious supplies were lost including an ...