Victory at Sea - HMS Neptune thirty-years-war one of only two cases

one of only two cases of carriers being sunk by naval gunfire alone

A city teeming with a million people

Acetate Ratlines

The Bell P-39 Airacobra was one of the principal fighters in service with US Army Air Forces upon the nation's entry into World War Two

the Russian soldier proved to be a very tough opponent indeed

Victory at Sea - HMS Neptune thirty-years-war one of only two casesNeptune operated during her World War II service with a crew predominantly composed from the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, but also a large proportion of South African personnel. In late 1939 she was in pursuit of the German pocket battleship, Admiral Graf Spee. In the aftermath of the Battle of the River Plate she was sent to Uruguay, however, Graf Spee was scuttled before she could arrive. She participated in the battle of Calabria in July