by Matthew Wright | Oct 26, 2026 | History Article
In 1914 the British engineer and polymath Frederick Lanchester came up with a set of equations that put numbers to superior fire power in any military action. This led to a startling conclusion, one already known intuitively to naval commanders of the day, but which...
by Matthew Wright | Jun 7, 2026 | History Article
“For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself.” – Winston Churchill in speech to the House of Commons, 23 January 1948.[1] In October 1941...
by Matthew Wright | Apr 23, 2026 | History Article
Britain’s naval relationship with the United States during the First World War was surprisingly complex. On the one hand the US began constructing naval forces of scale to rival Britain’s, a process that gained diplomatic import and has been referred to by historians...
by Matthew Wright | Mar 23, 2026 | History Article
One of the stories that circulated in the Royal Navy after HMS Rodney was involved in sinking the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941 was that the British vessel had reached 25 knots during the pursuit, about two knots over her design capability of 23. The crew...
by Matthew Wright | Jan 20, 2026 | History Article
The recent announcement from the United States that it would resume building battleships – not the classic big-gun variety of the twentieth century, but a modern concept with advanced technology[1] – came as a surprise at a time when the largest surface combatants...
by Matthew Wright | Dec 4, 2025 | History Article
One of the major challenges faced by the combatants of both sides during the First World War was finding submarines underwater. The issue was particularly important for the Allies because Germany turned to U-boats as an equaliser. If they could whittle down British...
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