These battles underscore the battleship’s central role in naval warfare during the first ... of World War I; old, slow, and not particularly useful to either the Italian or the British navies.

The Battle of Freeman’s Farm, one of the longest land battles of the American Revolutionary War, is also known ... New York ended in the first British surrender in world history.

Naval strategy is vital for winning a war and protecting your country. Here's everything you need to know about the deadliest ...

For the first two years of World War I, the Schleswig-Holstein ... Britain's largest battleship. Three 14-inch British shells hit the Bismarck's port side, causing over 1,000 tons of water to ...

The First Battle of the Marne, taking place from September 5–September 12, 1914, was an Allied counteroffensive designed to throw back advancing German forces, which had invaded Germany and ...

Battleships ... Great War from dozens of collections, some digitized for the first time, to try to tell the story of the conflict, those caught up in it, and how much it affected the world.

By the end of World War I, thanks to refueling in the mid-Atlantic, German U-boats had an even farther range and could reach the United States. The Hawke was one of several British warships that ...