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Japan thought this fortress would hold until the bombardment started

We follow the 1914 Siege of Tsingtao, where Imperial Japan and Britain moved to crush Germany’s fortified foothold in Jiaozhou Bay. As Japanese troops landed through floods and mud, warships sealed ...
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29 history facts so ridiculous that I had to fact-check every single one — and they're all true

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Jim Wren, last survivor of the sinking of the Repulse in the Far East in 1941

Jim Wren, who has died aged 105, was one of the last surviving Royal Marines of the Second World War; he was also one of the ...

I toured the USS Massachusetts, the 680-foot battleship that fired the last shot of World War II. Take a look inside.

The USS Massachusetts, known for its pivotal role in World War II, is now a museum and war memorial in Massachusetts.