Nazi Germany's two Bismarck-class battleships were the most imposing it built during World War II. The threat they posed to convoys and warships made them a special target for the Allies. British ...

Here's What You Need To Remember: Scharnhorst was one of the world’s most famous battleships, but its strategic impact was limited. The Kriegsmarine never threatened Royal Navy control of the North ...

Key point: Berlin could have better spent its resources. The Treaty of Versailles drastically limited the size of the postwar Kriegsmarine, precluding Germany from owning any dreadnought battleships.

The Kriegsmarine faced a highly problematic situation: two of its most important capital ships docked in Brest, France, were under constant attack by the Royal Air Force, which was determined to ...

Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu under attack by US B-17E bombers during the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942.US Navy After World War II, there was no doubt that aircraft carriers were the dominant ...

Early in World War II, Nazi Germany used its navy to isolate Britain from resupply by sea. Germany capital ships, like the battleship Bismarck, were an important part of that strategy. But it was ...

The first naval battle of World War II unfolded not in European waters, but in the South Atlantic off the coasts of Argentina and Uruguay. As Britain and France declared war on Germany following the ...

His CIA code name is Condor. In the next seventy-two hours almost everyone he trusts will try to kill him.

Nazi Germany's two Bismarck-class battleships were the most imposing it built during World War II. The threat they posed to convoys and warships made them a special target for the Allies. British ...