In a patriotic gesture of defiance, many of the German ships ran up the Imperial Navy ensign at their sterns. The prohibited white flag, with its bold black cross and eagle, had not been seen at Scapa Flow before. Others ran up the red flag, the letter “Z,” which in international ...
operational, and tactical levels of naval warfare. It was an air, sea, and undersea battle on such a massive scale that had never been seen before, and probably never be seen again.
However, reality has shown that even in the Peoples and Peasants Republic the Senior Naval Officer's received special treatment, such as fine porcelain dinnerware! Not much of Russian or Soviet Navy dinnerware survived the wars and revolutionary changes of the 20th century. First...
Nevertheless, the American ensign was lowered, that of the Mexicans raised, salutes were exchanged, and what one author has called “The Vest Pocket War of Commodore Jones” was over. Somewhat surprisingly, the two peoples seem to have enjoyed the other’s company over the several weeks that ...