Key Points and Summary - Battlecruisers were a unique class of warship designed to combine the heavy guns of a battleship with the speed of a cruiser, a compromise achieved by sacrificing armor ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Perhaps most significant for Soviet history, Stalin’s personal dictatorship and control over military decisions stripped the officer corps of its self-confidence. The ...

Key Points and Summary - After nearly three decades out of service, Russia's massive Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruiser, the Admiral Nakhimov, has finally returned to sea to begin trials. -The ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The battlecruiser concept seemed flawed from the start. Like many hybrids, they suffered from an identity crisis. Should they be used like battleships in big fleet ...