The death of King Edward VII in 1910 brought the curtain down on a gilded age of optimism and invincibility, social mores and ...
Defense officials in Berlin are worried about coming up empty-handed when NATO submarine-hunting capability commitments come ...
When Germany unleashed its so-called “pocket battleships” at the start of World War II, Allied convoys suddenly faced fast, heavily armed raiders capable of outgunning cruisers and outrunning ...
Before long, the Japanese begin to reply with their 18.1” guns. Both the Germans and the Japanese have excellent fire control, but the contest is unequal. The fifteen-inch guns of Bismarck and Tirpitz ...