The German ruling class dreams of building its own aircraft carrier. This was made clear by statements from leading government and opposition politicians last week. At a press conference with the ...

Displacing 33,550 tons—a little less than what the 1935 Anglo-German Naval Agreement allowed—the great ship boasted a top speed of 35 knots per hour, faster than many modern aircraft carriers.

This is the story of the Graf Zepplin class aircraft carrier, the German megaproject that did little but sat on the sidelines for the entire war before being used as target practice by the Soviets.

As German submarines spent most of their time above the surface, aircraft were often the best weapon against them, but the Royal Navy could not risk losing its few remaining fleet carriers on the ...

Key point: A couple of German aircraft carriers might have changed the course of World War II. Dictators are not in the habit of admitting mistakes. But if Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini could ...

Gabor Steingart is one of the best-connected journalists in the German capital ... He literally writes: “Aircraft carriers, armoured divisions and the Iron Dome are currently not the last ...