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Fire at the River Plate: The first major naval battle of World War Two

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the River Plate estuary, this story recreates the first major naval clash of the Second World War, where three British cruisers faced a heavily armed German raider ...
The National Interest

Last Battle of the Bismarck: How Britain’s Navy Took Down Germany’s Mightiest Battleship

What You Need to Know: In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck proved formidable, sinking HMS Hood and damaging Prince of Wales while evading pursuit across the North Atlantic. -Yet, a relentless ...
Kings and Generals on MSN

The naval race that started the First World War

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on modern warfare and naval warfare continues with a video on the ...
Navy Times

Codename Nemo: How nine men captured a Nazi sub and shortened WWII

The boarding party that captured U-505 on June 4, 1944. (Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago) Once the hunters of the Atlantic ocean, the German wolfpacks by 1944 had become the hunted. Allied ...
SlashGear

What Is A Pocket Battleship And How Did Germany Use Them To Circumvent Naval Treaties?

"Pocket battleship" was the nickname given by the British to a very unique German weapon of war: the Panzerschiffe, or armored ship. Created as part of the nation's efforts to bolster its military in ...