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AN ANNUAL service to remember the lives of those who died on board HMS Monmouth when it sank in 1914 at the Battle of Coronel was held last Friday (1st November).
Executive Summary Since Classical times up through the violence of World War I, the issue of control of the Bosporus, Sea of Marmara and Dardanelles—the Turkish Straits, which connect the Black Sea with the eastern Mediterranean—has vexed kings and admirals and led to the rise and fall of empires. When the largest global conflict until that time ended in November …
Advertisement A fascinating photo album that highlights the perilous nature of landing fighter planes on aircraft carriers at the start of the Second World War has been unearthed. The black and white snaps were taken in 1939 and show Royal Naval biplanes coming a cropper while practising take-offs and landings on HMS Courageous, a converted battlecruiser. Commodore Edwin Whittle, the owner of the album, photographed the dramatic moment a Fairey Swordfish biplane crashed during take-off and plummeted into the sea. The wreckage of the aircraft can then be seen being lifted out of the water with...
How Britain Foiled Mussolini's Grand Naval Plans in World War II The humiliating defeat of Mussolini’s navy at the Battle of Cape Matapan was a serious blow to Axis plans in the Mediterranean. Here's What You Need to Know: The Battle of Cape Matapan was the last offensive operation of the Italian Navy in World War II. In June 1940, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini wrestled with a dilemma. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler was the very essence of a victorious warlord. Nazi forces were sweeping through northern France, having already overrun Norway, Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg. These ...