This article looks at six historic Pacific WW2 sites.

This article argues that the WW2 German Fw190 aircraft was, in purely platform terms, better than the Spitfire V. However, inadequate logistics, poor leadership and ineffective doctrine meant that the Germans could never exploit the qualitative edge in capability terms that the Fw190 should have provided.

This article outlines nine important land battles, and one sea battle from WW1, and two and discusses what made these battles important. However, important to remember that such a list cannot be regarded as definitive and is purely based on the writer's opinion. For example, another writer might include battles such as the Battle of Britain, Jutland, Verdun, Battle of the Atlantic and the allied bombing campaigns against Germany and Japan.

As early as 1921, tests proved that battleships and other surface warships were vulnerable to air attack—unfortunately, it took time to convince military leaders to change how they operated.

Learn more about the sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse during WW2.

Against strong opposition, General Billy Mitchell championed the need for the US to acquire an independent Air Force.

The decisions of 4 key people played a significant part in determining the outcome of the Battle of Britain.

Due to their threat to Allied convoys and warships in WW2, the Royal Navy spared no effort to sink the Bismarck and Tirpitz.

The Spitfire MK1A and the Me109E were the most important aircraft used during the Battle of Britain; though they had different flying qualities—they were relatively evenly matched. The advantage for the RAF was that the Spitfire was used as part of an integrated defence system that, among other things, effectively used RADAR.

Few would have predicted that a Corsican nationalist would go on to lead and dominate France and Europe—however, the French revolution provided Napoleon with the opportunity, and he took it.