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Why the biggest battle in naval history was also the last hurrah for the battleship
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a crushing defeat for the Japanese navy, but it was also the last clas…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Russia's plan to stop sea drone attacks with floating barriers has an obvious flaw, expert says
Russia has deployed floating boom defenses around bridges and ships to block Ukrainian naval drone …
Sophia Ankel
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Why the Soviet Union's nuclear-powered cruisers spooked the US into bringing back its battleships
With the possible exception of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, no Russian warships are as i…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Please for the love of god don't go poking around US shipwrecks, the government says
The Department of Transport warned people off exploring US shipwrecks on Monday, following the Tita…
Mia Jankowicz
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Russia is painting dark stripes on its warships to make them look smaller and confuse Ukrainian drones, says expert
Russia appears to be painting its Black Sea fleet with camouflage as a low-budget way to confuse Uk…
Mia Jankowicz
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The Russian navy's biggest warships are becoming its biggest headaches
Russia's navy has had limited involvement in Ukraine, but Moscow's setbacks there may force it to r…
Benjamin Brimelow
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How the CEO of Pepsi, by bartering battleships and vodka, negotiated Cold War diplomacy and brought his soda to the Soviet Union
With nothing more than charm and a high school diploma, Don Kendall schmoozed his way into the most…
Mark Stenberg
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A rout by the US in an air battle around Taiwan led Japan to adopt desperate tactics in World War II's final months
In mid-October 1944, US carrier planes and Japanese aircraft waged a "knock-down, drag-out fight" a…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Germany, Italy, and Japan had big plans for aircraft carriers to turn the tide of WWII, but they never made it into battle
At the start of World War II, many navies envisioned flattops in a supporting role for battleships.…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The 2 deepest shipwrecks ever found were both sunk during the same pivotal World War II battle
Eighty years after fighting the largest naval battle in history, USS Johnston and USS Samuel B. Rob…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The site of the US's first major World War II offensive in the Pacific is the scene of new struggle with China
Eight months after Pearl Harbor, Allied troops stormed ashore on Guadalcanal. Eighty years on, the …
Benjamin Brimelow
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China releases video flexing the capabilities of its navy, army, and air force amid threats of military action over Nancy Pelosi's potential Taiwan trip
"Ready in formation, listening for battle orders," says a roughly-translated slogan in the video sh…
Matthew Loh
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2 weeks after the Nazis captured Paris, the British launched their own mission to knock out what was left of France's navy
The British navy went to French Algeria in July 1940 intending to "use whatever force may be necess…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Ardent followers of QAnon are pouring into the streets in Japan. Behind them is Ichibei Okamoto a Trump-loving YouTuber pushing baseless conspiracy theories to thousands.
In the 18 months since he started posting conspiracy theory videos, Okamoto has become one of the m…
Cheryl Teh
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77 years ago, the US's largest invasion in the Pacific may have prevented an even bigger fight with the Japanese
The Battle of Okinawa, which ended in June 1945, made clear to US commanders what kind of fighting …
Benjamin Brimelow
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How the British air force's newest jets commemorate a daring and costly World War II bombing mission
To attack the heart of the Nazi war machine, the British air force brought in some of the best pilo…
Benjamin Brimelow
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80 years after an unprecedented attack, Australia is having run-ins with another rival close to home
Eighty years after Japanese submarines attacked Sydney, another powerful adversary is making its pr…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US Navy's plan to ditch its cruisers will leave it out of a small and well-armed club
With the retirement of the last battleship two decades ago, cruisers are the US Navy's largest and …
Benjamin Brimelow
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The Russian navy's surprising losses against Ukraine are reminders of another humiliating defeat 117 years ago
Russia's embarrassing naval losses against Ukraine come a little over a century after another Russi…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Putin axes 5 generals from Russian military's top brass as Ukraine invasion nears 100th day mark
The firings come as the Russian assault on Ukraine continues to go poorly, with Moscow's forces suf…