The Battle of Cape Passero (1940) unfolded in the early hours of October 12, during World War II. British cruiser hms Ajax, on a scouting mission after a Malta supply operation, encountered seven ...

Just weeks after sinking three British cruisers in a single morning, sm U-9 returned to the North Sea. This time, its target was the aging hms Hawke, sailing unescorted on routine patrol. What ...