naval operations, british

A true-life account of the Norwegian sailors who shuttled supplies, intelligence, and refugees across the North Sea during World War II.

Judy was an English pointer dog who fought in World War II. She had an uncanny ability to sense danger, thought quickly, and dared impossible missions. She saved countless lives and was adored by the British, American, Australian, and other Allied servicemen who fought to survive alongside of her in World War II. She became the first-ever animal prisoner of war and was awarded the Dickin Medal for outstanding animal bravery.

A collection of documents from public and private collections covering Churchill's participation in World War II as First Lord of the Admiralty through May, 1940, when he became Prime Minister.

Explores the historical importance of sea power in the winning of World War I, discussing how the navies of Great Britain and Germany helped determine the outcome of the war and the future of naval warfare.

Recounts the events surrounding the August, 1942 Operation Pedestal, a crucial attempt to resupply the island of Malta in which fourteen merchant ships escorted by thirty-three destroyers, seven cruisers, four aircraft carriers, and two battleships were attacked by dive-bombers and crippled, threatening the Allied position in the war.

The story of the seventy-four gun warship "Bellerophon" and the role it played in three significant sea battles of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries including the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, which establish British Naval supremacy for 100 years.