Today in History
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoIn 1922, the Supreme Court, in Leser v. Garnett, unanimously upheld the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed the right of women to vote. In 1939, the Supreme ...
Nothing More Terrifying: Nazi Germany...Armed with Nuclear Weapons
The National Interest via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNazi Germany could have developed nuclear weapons if it had won the war. It could not develop them...
Aircraft Carrier Denied: What If the U.S. Navy Never Built 'Supercarriers'?
The National Interest via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. Navy would have looked profoundly different in the absence of the USS Forrestal and her...
Did Nazi Germany Turn America Into A Military Superpower?
The National Interest via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe German war machine had caused untold destruction across the continent, and German technology was...
Meet the Pride of the Royal Navy: The King George V Class Battleships
The National Interest via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKey point: Before carriers reigned supreme, battleships are all the rage. In an effort to take...
This U.S. Navy Battleship Fired Its Guns at Point Blank Range on a Japanese Warship
The National Interest via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe London Naval Treaty of 1936 was intended to preserve the battleship size limitation at...
War at Point Blank Range: How a U.S. Navy Battleship Slugged It Out
The National Interest via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe United States designed its first generation of London Treaty battleships to carry twelve...
Study This Picture: It Might Be a Preview of What A 6th Generation Fighter Looks Like
The National Interest via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFor example, the V-tail aspect has been mentioned in some of the early conceptualization for a next...
How the U.S. Navy Planned to use Battleships to Destroy Japan in an Invasion
The National Interest via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith the naval war well in hand, the USN had plenty of battleships and little use for them. Had the ...
Did the Royal Navy Pass On What Would Have Been the Ultimate Battleship?
The National Interest via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe five battleships of the King George V class served the Royal Navy honorably during the war,...