Explore the rise of the Scharnhorst-class battleships, Gneisenau and Scharnhorst, from their engineering under Versailles restrictions to their strategic impact in World War II, sinking over 115,000 ...

In one of World War II’s most daring naval maneuvers, German battleships raced through the English Channel under constant British attack. But despite their temporary escape, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau ...