My latest at the Diplomat follows up last week's unpleasantness with a discussion of legacy systems in modern military force structure: In December 1941, it became apparent to most world naval authorities that battleships would not play the role naval doctrine expected them to play. The...
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In order to prove that battleships had little utility in World War II, John Quiggin links to this list of battleship losses. As you'll note, this list includes a variety.
So, a few weeks ago I saw Battleship at a Monday matinee. Surprisingly, there were eight other people in the audience. Plot and.
If any of our Bay Area readers have an interest in seeing USS Iowa sail under Golden Gate Bridge, apparently it's happening right now. Not likely to ever have a chance to see a battleship sail under the Golden Gate again. Iowa is headed to...
Seventy years ago this evening, engineers on Bismarck were frantically trying to repair her damaged rudder, as she turned away from France and toward a Royal Navy task force. They.
Seventy years ago today, HMS Hood met her fate. 1415 of her crew died within a few minutes of the explosion. Ted Briggs, last of the three survivors, died in.
This is going to make it very difficult to mount a credible counter-offensive against the Gamilons: Researchers have been studying the Titanic’s remains since they were discovered resting more than two miles beneath the ocean surface. And they’ve found that the ship has been not-so-slowly...
Iain Ballantyne's new book Killing the Bismarck makes a rather controversial claim: As HMS Rodney, HMS King George V, and several attendant cruisers and destroying were pouring shells and torpedoes.
I receive more than a few e-mails that run roughly as follows: Sundays are a little less special without your Sunday focused posts, but the twins (and time spent on.
From the Straight Dope: Constructed and furnished for $115,000, big money at the time, the Illinois rested on a foundation of piles and timber, on top of which sat a faux hull made of brick covered with concrete to give the appearance of steel. The...
Fascinating front page of the Atlanta Constitution from July 4, 1905. Lead story was not Independence Day, and in fact I can't find a single reference to the holiday on.
Check out this incredible picture at Vintage Seattle:Any guesses as to what year this was? Here's a hint; it's definitely not 1908, which is what the caption indicates.