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September 1st, 1939. The German troops invaded Poland, starting World War Two, the most bloody war ever. So bloody in fact that the previous "Great War" had to be renamed just as "World War One". When I was a kid and started reading about WWII, I used to ask myself "why Worl...

We had a case here in Argentina in 1993 I think. A draftee was beaten to death by two draftees under the orders of a young lieutenant, then the body was abandoned in the wild and the dead was declared desertor. A search was initiated until the body was found, and the three men were taken to court an...

I read it every day Karl. Thanks to take the time to do it.

Kind regards

For all that I have read the stern did fail above water. The structure could not just withstand the stress of having that part of the ship hanging. What is in discussion was if the skin of the ship ripped apart as seen in the movie or if the lower parts buckled. The problem is that the lights of the...

Agreed, Titanic is flawless in its technical details, while in Pearl you have to suffer the Japanese carriers with theirs angled decks and the modern USN CG moored alongside the old ironsides...

1783 - Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing 35,000 people.

What is this, a kind of "man-vs-earth war"?

There is a new trend in the publishing businness, it is called print-on-demand (if you already know it sorry). It consist in printing a book with a high quality laser printer and hardbounding it. They are printed in very small runs, may be even one book. The cost is pretty much the same. I have many...

What is the meaning of clique?

Maybe yoú´re right but which one you sugest to be as the ugliest one?

Nelson!! No doubt!!!

I would not say Gangut was ugly: she was just an old ship that endured until WWII with no modifications.
I don´t agree with the most famous: Yamato and Tirpitz were more famous than Warspite and may be than Scharnhorst.

I think so Robert.

Hi Bgile:

I am not supporter of the theory, that is why I titled the threat "alleged". But there are discussions going on from time to time in local forums, and that is what they say to support it.

You say that she was at Stanley that day? Supporters of the theory of the attack say that she didn´t enter port until August. Where did you get that data?

Yes, but she didn´t enter Port Stanley either.

1866 - Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa - The Austrian Navy , led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea. ...which made for a short come back of the ram. Don´t forget July 20th, Landing on the Moon!!! One of the greatest adventure ...