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Battleships At War
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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| The battIeship reigned supreme in navaI warfare from the start of this century to 1945 and, though onIy the DardaneIIes and JutIand provided action in WorId War 1, German rearmament ensured the heavily armed queen of the seas would play a major part in the second confIict. The RoyaI Navy won early successes: the mighty Graf Spee was scuttIed off South America, whiIe half of Raeder's fIeet was destroyed at Narvik. U-Boats and air power posed a real threat to battIeship superiority, as proved by British torpedo bombers at Tyrants, but Britain had to destroy France's capital ships off North Africa to prevent them faIIing into enemy hands. Admiral Cunningham's fleet, Ied by HMS War spite, ensured the RoyaI Navy's mastery of the Mediterranean, crushing Italy at Cape Mattapan. BattIeships later played a leading role in North Africa, SiciIy, ltaly and the D-Day landings as floating weapons pIatforms pounding shore-based enemy positions. The US Navy proved alI-powerfuI in the Pacific, Leyte Gulf Ieaving the Japanese with OnIy One surviving battleship. Fittingly, the final act of the war took place On USS Missouri as Japan signed the surrender. The Allies had secured uItimate victory - a triumph in which the battleship had pIayed its part. |
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