DECATUR - Walk down the stairs in the Adam Troxell Sr. home in Decatur and cast an eye upon a massive model ship. Extending over each end of a 7-foot pool table, the World War II battleship USS New Jersey is a sight to behold. Beautifully detailed, the ...

Combat on the ground and in the air has changed dramatically, over the centuries. The earliest tanks and planes may seem laughably primitive today. The same goes, of course, for naval combat and the development of warships. These vessels come in all kinds ...

Although battleships were replaced by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might. For nearly half a century, the battleship was the singular symbol of a nation ...