Mark Askeda About Me Page at Helium

My passion is ...

My kids

I know too much about ...

Jules Verne (my favorite 1800's author)

My parents always told me ...

Work hard, study hard

My favorite memory ...

Watching baseball games

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I read the Bible cover to cover each year

My first job ...

Delivering newspapers at 6 am

My best moment ...

Birth of my children (3 children, 3 moments)

My inspiration ...

Jesus Christ

Arts & Humanities > The World Wars Famous Axis battleships: 2 of 2

Prior to World War 2, the battleship was considered the capital ship of the navy. With the advent of naval air power in the 1940s, that honor moved to the aircraft carrier. The battleship would serve primarily in a support role during the war. Even with that change, a World War 2 navy needed a battleship component in order to rate as a top naval power. All three major Axis powers, Germany, Italy and Japan had battleships in their fleets. It was only Japan that also had an aircraft carrier component. Below is a list of the most famous Axis bat...
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