Naval Carnage at Navarino
•March 16, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
A combined Egyptian and Turkish fleet was no match for the skilled gunnery of a British, French, and Russian force in the Greek War of Independence. More »
•March 16, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
A combined Egyptian and Turkish fleet was no match for the skilled gunnery of a British, French, and Russian force in the Greek War of Independence. More »
•November 14, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
In August 1944, the Allies followed up the massive Normandy Invasion with another in southern France known as Operation Dragoon. More »
•November 11, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Nazi Germany spent many years (and a fortune) creating an invasion-proof barrier, only to have it breached in the span of a morning. More »
•October 31, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
The British defeated a larger Spanish fleet in February 1797 in the battle of Cape St. Vincent. The victory confirmed the Royal Navy’s superiority. More »
•October 18, 2016 • Be the First to Comment
The career of General Maxime Weyland spanned half the turbulent 20th Century. More »
•October 10, 2016 • Be the First to Comment
French Admiral Louis Villeret de Joyous was escorting a convoy when he was intercepted by British Admiral Richard Howe off the coast of Brittany. More »
•October 4, 2016 • Be the First to Comment
A fatal gun battle erupted when British sailors tried to take control of a French submarine after its homeland surrendered in 1940. More »
•June 24, 2016 • Be the First to Comment
The giant French submarine Surcouf’s mysterious fate made her the true Flying Dutchman of World War II. More »
•June 9, 2016 • Be the First to Comment
With Napoleon massing an invasion force on the French coast, English Admiral Horatio Nelson sailed home to prevent assault on the British homeland. More »