As the USS Borie prepared to ram a German U-boat in the early morning hours of Nov. 1, 1943, the sailors on the Navy destroyer braced for impact. Turbulent waters in the north Atlantic Ocean negated ...
'Inside a German WW2 Tank Destroyer with Historian James Holland' James Holland investigates the mighty 'Jagdpanther', a German tank destroyer of WWII. The German Jagdpanther armoured vehicle was ...
While the massive aircraft carriers and mysterious submarines of powerful military countries tend to get the most media attention, the often-overlooked destroyer plays an essential role in modern ...
For much of modern naval history, the role of a destroyer has been to protect larger warships from attack by enemy submarines, surface combatants, and aircraft. This objective was accomplished with a ...