Spanish galleon vs English galleon 1550-1605
Spanish galleon vs English galleon 1550-1605
"Between 1550-1605, Europe witnessed a rapid evolution in the art of ship design which enabled safer and more efficient transatlantic travel. This was the pinnacle of the Age of Discovery and Exploration for European powers, in which the galleon played a crucial role. Galleons w…
US Navy destroyer escorts of World War II
by Tooby, Adam, Lardas, Mark, Cano Rodríguez, Irene
fromNew vanguard
"--these ships did yeoman service during World War II, fighting in both the Atlantic and Pacific, taking on both U-boat and Japanese submarines and serving as the early warning pickets against kamikazes later in the war. They also participated in such dramatic actions as the Bat…
US Navy Destroyer Escorts of World War II
by Tooby, Adam, Lardas, Mark, Cano Rodríguez, Irene
fromNew Vanguard Ser
"With four pipes and flush decks, these ships were a distinctively American destroyer design and were the best in the world when designed in 1916. Devised immediately prior to and during the United States' involvement in World War I they dominated the US Navy's destroyer forces …
African American soldier in the Civil War: USCT, 1862-66
by Lardas, Mark
fromWarrior series