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The Nazis built their 2 most powerful warships before World War II. Here's how the British hunted them down.

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 ...
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Meet the ‘Human Torpedoes’ Italy Used to Attack British Battleships During World War II

Key point: Rome dreamt of a new empire but ultimately lost the war. As Italy got more desperate, it turned to more creative measures to fight back. Mussolini’s effort to seize control of the ...
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The 10 Biggest Battleships Ever Built

Although battleships were supplanted by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might. For nearly half a century ...
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How Italy Used ‘Human Torpedoes’ To Terrorize British Battleships During World War II

Mussolini’s effort to seize control of the Mediterranean had, by late 1941, largely ended in failure. The success of the Royal Navy in the raid on Taranto and at the Battle of Cape Matapan had given ...
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The Nazis built their 2 most powerful warships before World War II. Here's how the British hunted them down.

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 ...