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Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II (1972); covers major navies of the world; Levy, James P. "Race for the Decisive Weapon: British, American, and Japanese Carrier Fleets, 1942–1943." Naval War College Review (Winter 2005) v 58; Newpower, Anthony. Iron Men and Tin Fish: The Race to Build a Better Torpedo During World War II (Greenwood, 2006)
The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945. For smaller vessels, see also List of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons.
Tirpitz (1941). In late 1940 and 1941, a range of engagements saw battleships attacked by carrier aircraft. The first example of the power of naval aviation was the British air attack on the Italian naval base at Taranto that took place on the night of 11–12 November 1940.
Battle of Mers-el-Kébir: World War II: Royal Navy: Vichy French Navy: British victory 9 July 1940: Battle of Calabria: World War II: Royal Navy: Regia Marina: Indecisive 23–25 September 1940: Battle of Dakar: World War II: Royal Navy: Vichy French Navy: Vichy French victory 27 November 1940: Battle of Cape Spartivento: World War II: Royal ...
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This list of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.
We run down the complicated history and timeline of the "Halo" games in advance of the Paramount+ adaptation ‘Halo’ Mythology and Timeline Explained: What You Need to Know Before Watching the Show
The major battle of Operation Market Garden; Allies reach but fail to cross the Rhine; British First Airborne Division destroyed. • Battle of Peleliu: A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific. • Battle of Aachen: Aachen was the first major German city to face invasion during World War II. • Battle of the ...