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National Security Journal on MSN10d
The U.S. Navy’s Alaska-Class ‘Mini-Battleships’ Never Had a Chance
The Alaska-class cruisers were a fascinating and unique chapter in the history of naval warfare. Conceived during a time of ...
Army Times14d
The accidental Word War II victory of a little PT boat that could
The motor torpedo boat (MTB), also known as the patrol torpedo (PT) boat, has acquired its own special swashbuckling aura since the American Civil War, when a Union boat armed with spar torpedoes sank ...
Military Times on MSN3mon
The World War II destroyer escort that fought like a battleship
Soemu Toyoda's complex plan for the much-depleted Imperial Japanese Navy to strike a blow against ... the Japanese First Strike Force lost heavy cruisers Atago and Maya to U.S. submarines Darter ...