The American Civil War saw an innovation in naval warfare like no other war before. Faced with a siege and the loss of ports due to the advances of the Union Army, the Confederates were forced to abandon their efforts to break the blockade. One of the most effective efforts to innovate is that the […]
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Trying to choose five of a plethora of top military inventions is like asking a kid in a candy store what his top favorite candies are. Throughout history the military has had a superfluity of inventions that have forever changed the dynamics of combat and the politics governing conflicts and wars. The top 5 inventions […]
Das Boot (1981) This film, directed by Wolfgang Petersen is a film from Germany. It tells the story of a U-boat crew in the 1940’s. They are aboard the submarine U96, from Germany. With a crew and captain on board, they are joined by a new lieutenant who is a war correspondent of Germany. In […]
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I looked at the circular openings above my head with some concern, thinking, “Ew, I can still see through that light.” The opening which he cared for was the thickest hatch in the roof of the Russian Mir, which was submersible, and we were now to sink three miles to the bottom of the Atlantic […]
The HMS Conqueror, a Royal Navy attack submarine, is best known for having sunk the Argentine light cruiser, the General Balgrano, in the opening days of the 1982 Falklands War. But he greatest mission was shrouded in secrecy until recently. But the UK Telegraph has recently revealed Conqueror’s most daring mission which took place just […]
Submarines can run on the surface of water and under water and is a military submarine. By definition, ships carry long guns and other weapons used in war by the fleet. Ships throughout history have tried to build submarines and fast and sink under water. A submarine is a difficult location from the surface allowing […]