Explore the creation of the Tirpitz, the Third Reich’s largest and most feared battleship, from its roots in the ...

Summary: In a direct confrontation, the Montana-class and its superior firepower and defense capabilities would likely have led to a victory over the Bismarck, despite the German ship’s slight speed ...

U.S. Navy planners in the Pacific, still overestimating the value of battleships, could have been less daring in their absence and fought a holding action until late 1942 or 1943. Had things been ...