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Although battleships were supplanted by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might.

In just six weeks, France fell—and the world never forgot. But the reasons behind the rapid collapse go far beyond German ...

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