Besides sending the whole world into chaos, Germans had an unlikely victim in BR Ambedkar during the First World War. In 1917 ...

Norway’s hidden torpedo battery at Oscarsborg Fortress sank the German cruiser Blücher, halting Hitler's blitzkrieg invasion.

18. -- Torpedo boat G 137, which has attained a speed of 33.9 knots, (about 39 land miles,) is declared to be the fastest war vessel afloat. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Let’s backtrack… In 1914, Britain had the largest navy in the world, but Germany wanted one that would rival it. In the lead up to the war, Germany and Britain raced to build the most ships ...