2013年7月23日 · The sail-plan of a junk differs from that of traditional square-rigged ships, with the junk’s various sails capable of being moved inwards towards the ship’s lengthy central axis, allowing it to be easily modified in order to sail into the wind.

2018年1月11日 · In January 878, a band of men made their way through the Wessex countryside. Viking patrols searched for them, but the fugitives knew the hidden tracks and paths: this was their country.

2015年4月4日 · Guarding over the Dardanelles for about 400 years, the famed Ottoman super cannon is arguably one of the most important guns in history.

2018年3月26日 · Almost everyone knows 1066. But how many people know that England was conquered 50 years earlier, in 1016? The invader then was Cnut – the king now known for vainly trying to turn back the tide.

2018年9月5日 · Discover the shocking treatment of kidnapped Africans transported to the Americas as slaves

2013年10月21日 · Proper form when engaging enemy vessels was for the senior officer of the winning ship to demand the surrender of the losing crew’s captain. Demand his sword and take the enemy ship as a prize. All About History is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher.

2016年10月25日 · With the help of World of Warships historians Richard “The Challenger” Cutland and Nicholas “The Chieftain” Moran, you can discover just what HMS Belfast is made of in the new 360-degree video, which teleports you to the real ship on the River Thames in London, mixing in battle visualisations using the highly detailed 3D ship models ...

2017年12月4日 · It’s 1940 and Britain has just weathered the first waves of the blitz. After the evacuation of Dunkirk, Churchill and his war cabinet have some respite to decide what is the best way to retaliate against the Third Reich.

2024年11月16日 · To make matters worse for the Americans, they over concentrated on one ship, the superbattleship Musashi which was the sister ship to the better known Yamato. Musashi was able to absorb a lot of punishment, between 11 and 15 torpedo hits and 16 bomb hits, before she was finally sunk.

2023年4月4日 · Each ship could embark 830 troops and up to 40 trucks and artillery. A large door forward gave access for vehicles to enter from the dockside. A stern door gave access to the floodable dock for the four large landing craft carried, and four smaller troop landing craft were carried in davits.