This led to the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 ... These cities were home to British naval vessels, so the Luftwaffe aimed to damage the navy’s ability to protect British ships crossing ...

Though Netanyahu's history was faulty — it was the Royal Navy rather than the ... Britain's most controversial decisions of World War II. Like Israel today, the British acted amid an atmosphere ...

American forces destroy much of the remaining Japanese navy. The first kamikaze air attacks occur during this battle. November: British forces in Burma begin an offensive. December: Philippines ...