Towards the end of the 19th century, the Japanese had opened their doors after centuries of isolationism. The battleship Mikasa played an integral role in establishing a global Japan. Part of the process involved rebuilding the navy and it will…
Some ships never make it further than the drawing board, sometimes a design is drawn and then ultimately the plan is shelved due to political manoeuvring or cost considerations. Some of these ships are cutting edge on paper but the…
I recently wrote an article about my Top 5 World War Two Battleships and in that article, I spoke about how at the end of World War Two, as the guns went silent, it was the curtain call for the…
World War Two was for the Navies a turning point, the battleship had reigned supreme throughout the first part of the 20th century, they were the symbol of ultimate power and it was a considered view that if your navy…