The WWI Battleships That Saved (And Doomed) the British Empire
Aviation and the automobile were in their infancy when World War I started in 1914, but naval warfare had thousands of years of history behind it. It was, however, in a period of dramatic change, and the ships Britain poured its resources into building helped the country win the war — and eventually lose its empire.

August 22, 2014 at 3:05PM
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