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PIRACY ON THE HIGH SEAS: INDIAN OCEAN, 2005
To the astonishment of many, high-seas piracy, a crime thought long relegated to legend, made headlines in late 2005 when a luxury cruise ship was attacked off the Somali coast. The Seabourn Spirit, carrying 151 Western tourists, managed to evade capture but not without one of its security officers wounded and the ship itself damaged by rocket-propelled grenades. It was…
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Vicksburg 1863 â Union Riverine Forces
On the west side of the Mississippi, some seventy-five river miles north of Vicksburg, lay Lake Providence, a crescent-shaped body of water that could link the Mississippi via Louisiana bayous and rivers to the mouth of the Red River, miles south of Vicksburg. If successful, Grantâs army and Porterâs navy…
The Battle of Dan no Ura
With the rise of the samurai class to a position of power Japan became split by the bitter fighting of the Gempei War, fought between the rival clans of Minamoto and Taira. Much use was made of ships in Minamoto Yoshitsuneâs pursuit of the Taira through the waters of the…
TRIREME FIGHTING IN THE AEGEAN (411â405)Â I
The type of bow most people are familiar with is the âpost Corinthianâ bow. Previously, triremes had a âhollowâ bow. See Connollyâs reconstruction of this type, p.265 âGreece and Rome at Warâ, and the coin reverses on p.264 giving a good âbefore and afterâ idea of the old and modified…
Navarino, 1827 Part I
A European coalition united by the cause of Greek liberty defeats the Turkish navy to create an independent Greek state and further weaken the grip of the Ottoman Empire in Europe Early on a bright Saturday morning in October 1827, a combined fleet of British, French and Russian warships was…
Task Force 77: Korea I
Six small, silver jet fighters bearing red stars on their stubby fuselages and swept-back wings took off from the safety of their air base at Antung in Manchuria, climbed rapidly to 30,000 feet and crossed the Yalu River into North Korea. It was 1 November 1950. The formation of F-51…
The Poseidon Torpedo
The Poseidon drone is estimated to be between 20-25 meters long and might weigh about 100 tons. Screenshot from Vesti Pomoriye by Covert Shores In his annual public speech in February this year, Norwayâs Chief of the military intelligence, Lieutenant General Morten Haga Lunde, showed the slide with the Poseidon…