The Economist4h
Has the Royal Navy become too timid?
T HE FINAL signal sent by Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 is etched in the minds of officers in the Royal Navy: “Engage the enemy more closely”. But has the Nelsonian spirit of ...
Found And Explained on MSN5h
What happened to Surcouf - the largest cruiser submarine of WW2
In ww1, the Germans decimate the British supply lines with their submarine fleet. Other countries quickly understood the importance of such vessels and how the naval doctrine was forever changed by ...
The National Interest21h
Hurricane or Spitfire? Which was Britain’s Best WWII Fighter?
One of the most compelling cases for the Hurricane is the example of 303 Squadron, the RAF squadron that consisted entirely ...
National Interest on MSN2d
303 Squadron: These Polish Fighter Pilots Won the Battle of Britain
Many a history buff is familiar with Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill’s famous quote about the Royal Air Force (RAF) ...
See inside a WWII-era U-boat, the only submarine that the US Navy captured intact and towed home
Germany's U-505 submarine was the 1st warship captured by the US Navy in over a century and top secret during World War II.
This WWII Tanker took more than 20 prisoners while armed only with a spoon
Following a fierce tank battle, a WW II tanker managed to bamboozle both Italian and German troops into surrendering to a ...