The history of battleships, from World War I to WWII, culminating in the monsters of WWII, the greatest battleships the world has ever seen. #battleship #documentary #history #wwii
I have to think someone didn't do their research. Too many ships called Battleships when the Graf Spee couldn't resist cruiser gunfire. Heavy & Light cruisers could damage a Battlecruiser, but Battleship armor will protect them against cruiser gunfire. The HMS Hood is an up armored Battle cruiser, not a Battleship. Details matter!
24:46 Geesus Brit’s. What the heck was such a VALUABLE aircraft carrier doing that far out with just a couple destroyers for escort? Boy you really did a stupid that time, British admiralty.
The captain had a major incident with his air officer (who had been previously put ashore), and the captain requested permission (which was granted) to proceed home so as to initiate court martial proceedings against the air officer. The captain had no aircraft on patrol above the ship or on standby, and there were no lookouts on station when the ship was attacked.
So, according to this "documentary", the United States, Japan, Great Britain, Italy and France had no, none, zero great battleships. I believe that history says otherwise. And... please stop using footage from the movie "Sink the Bismarck" which has its own issues with historical accuracy.
