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Hi: I noticed today that some Brassey´s Naval Anual are being reprinted and offered in Amazon ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402183542/ref=pd_luc_01401093977335X1402183542/102-1251952-2837748 ). They are from 1886 to 1900. The price is good, around 30 bucks. Has anyone bought any of them, to co...

How many of them died?

The allmovie review says the fighting scenes are good.

Did anyone see this: Von Richthofen and Brown? I found it digging in allmovie.com.

Inmense amount of dreadnoughts firing to each other...?

The first and last time in history this happened

"The Day After"

I saw that in 1983 I thing. It was most promoted in those days, and appeared that it would make a strong effort in turning the US public in favor of disarmament. But soon it languished in oblivion. Overall I don´t remember it was much better than others Doom Day movies.

Karl: Gettysburg (Marcelo, take my word, you´ll love it: Martin Sheen is an incredible Robert E. Lee and Tom Berenger is "Old Pete" Longstreet. Ted Turner himself potrays a cameo by playing George Patton´s grandfather who was killed during the Pickett´s Charge). I didn´t know it existed, i...

Gary, Enemy at the gates is good, but...The dirty dozen? That is not a war movie but a cowboy movie happening in WWII.

Dr. Strangelove is a very great movie. You have to understand cold war facts and terminology to fully appreciate it. Terms like the Bland Corportion (for RAND), the mine-pit lag (in lieu of the missile lag, referering to the Russians avaliability of mine pits to use for protection), phrases like &qu...

I didn´t see that, but will name my favorites: Ancient warfare: Kingdom of heaven American Civil War: Glory Age of sail: Master and Commander WWII air: Memphis Belle WWII land: Saving private Ryan Overall, the best for me is Saving private Ryan. It was quiet shocking the first time I saw it in the c...

Karl, I think we have already discussed this. The 16" shell is unstopable, heavier and has more speed (and more KE) than any practical missile. But the missile has an inherent advantage: accuracy. In the Malvinas/Falklands war, 6 Exocets missiles were fired, 5 from Super Etendard airplanes and ...

True Ostriker. If battleships were present in these days, they would design a large missile, 1 ton warhead, may be with a shaped-charge (the non-rotating missile would allow this) or with a diving final trajectorie (to impact below the belt).

None. The warhead weight is 160 kg (I think we can disregard the rest of the missile due to its soft nature) and travels at 300 m/s. That would make it equal to a shell between 8" and 11".

No problem. In fact I learnt it this month!!!

Type 42 destroyers are made of steel, not aluminium, that is another urban (or sea!!!) legend.