However, when France fell to German occupation in 1940, guess who stole those pants to give to their own military units. You guessed it – the Nazis. REAL MEN REAL STYLE VIDEOS Nazi soldiers on board U-boats would wear cargo pants for the same reason as the Brits, Yanks, and French –...
The Germans were losing aircraft and pilots fast; Hitler postponed Operation Sea Lion. Germany had lost. The fighter pilots of the battle of Britain had saved Britain from invasion, but many of its major cities were severely bombed. German U boats and surface vessels also began a new campaign...
Thereturn boatsleave Alcatraz every 60 minutes; the last one leaves Alcatraz at 6:30 pm in summer (4:25 pm in winter) and you can take any of the boats back. The return times are posted at Pier 33 and at the dock on the island. In summer, there are 15 day-tour sailings out to...
How was the internal combustion engine used in transportation? How did railroads change ideas about travel? What were some negative consequences of using steam power over water power? How did motte-and-bailey castles change over time? How did the internal combustion engine impact the world?
a sailing ship without an engine cannot proceed her voyage when there’s no wind. This iseasily solved in the old-fashioned way: theEcoClipper500stays where she is until the wind returns. A ship without an engine also needs tug boats – which usually burn fossil fuels – to get in and...
During the First World War (1914-1918) the German navy heavily utilized submarines, known as U-Boats from the German unterseeboot, meaning submarine. In 1916 and early 1917, the British enacted a blockade of German ports. This blockade stopped necessary shipments of supplies to Ger...
RIFF RAFF –The Mississippi River was the main way of travelling from north to south. Riverboats carried passengers and freight but they were expensive so most people used rafts. Everything had the right of way over rafts which were considered cheap. The steering oar on the rafts was called...
Born in 1781 in England, George Stephenson became one of the most important figures in the creation of the railways in England and around the world. Stephenson created the steam locomotive used during the nineteenth century, influencing the way trains were built for over a century. While Stephens...