Hitler's most prized warship sits in Norwegian waters in September 1943, surrounded by torpedo nets, patrol boats, and ...

The daring raid on the docks at St Nazaire by HMS Campbeltown and the Royal Marines in March 1942, which rendered the drydock in the French port unusable for the remainder of the war, is to be ...

The U.S. Air Force used a bunker-busting bomb — a type of munition specially designed to penetrate hardened targets or ...

Germany’s Tirpitz was the heaviest battleship ever built in Europe, and its presence in Norwegian waters threatened Allied supply lines to the USSR. This film traces the Allied response—one of ...

The Tirpitz’ Specifications Launched in 1939 and commissioned in 1941, the Tirpitz was one of the largest battleships ever built by Germany. Its main armament consisted of eight 15-inch guns ...

Torpex-filled Tallboy bombs helped sink the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944. The U.S. military still relies on materials from that era, reflecting the brilliance of its scientists but also the ...

Mark Baker Allen & Unwin, $34.99 Buckham’s Bombers recounts the service of Australian flight lieutenant Bruce Buckham and his crew, climaxing in the hunt for the German battleship Tirpitz.

He was already a decorated commander in the Royal Navy, in charge of a crew of four people, and had earned a Distinguished Service Cross for a mission involving the German battleship Tirpitz.

Bismarck German battleship Bismarck off of Kiel, Germany, September 1940. Sobotta/ullstein bild via Getty Images As soon as the war started, the Kriegsmarine set out to attack Allied shipping lanes.