For thousands of years, naval battles have been some of the most decisive military conflicts. Controlling the seas allows victors to dominate ports, trade routes, and encircle opponents. With such ...
In March 1942, under cover of darkness and deception, British naval forces and commandos executed Operation Chariot—a daring raid on the German-occupied port of St. Nazaire. Facing thousands of ...
Underwater archaeologists discovered 16 British cannons scattered across the rocky seabed near the Helgoland archipelago in the North Sea, opening up questions of how they got there, considering the ...
With The Price of Victory: A Naval History of Britain: 1815 – 1945, N.A.M. Rodger concludes a trilogy of works on the topic in triumph. When the process of relocating World War II naval training ...