Naval warfare

<p>Andrew Jackson won a stunning victory over a veteran British army that would eventually propel him to the White House</p>

<p><span class="deck"> Long after the Civil War was over, the <span class="typestyle"> Shenandoah</span>’s die-hard skipper was still sinking Yankee ships </span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> A lonely, gallant battle fought by the designer of our flag set the stage for Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans.</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> Eighth in a series of paintings for</span> AMERICAN HERITAGE </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">A TALE OF PERIL, COURAGE, and gross ingratitude on the old China station</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">After a century and a half, the warship that changed the world is back.</span></p>

<p>Although a draw, the fight between the <em>Monitor</em> and <em>Virginia</em> decisively ushered in the modern era.</p>

<p>When the first African-Americans to crew a U.S. warship sailed into the war-tossed North Atlantic, they couldn't have known it would take 50 years to gain honor in their own country.</p>

<p>The “divine wind” began in October 1944 as the Japanese defended against MacArthur’s assault on the Philippines. The Americans who witnessed these first attacks were horrified and shaken, but it was only the beginning.</p>