In addition to mines, ships transiting Hormuz potentially face missiles, drones, and fast attack boats. The narrowness of the ...
The Gallipoli Peninsula, forming the western edge of the Çanakkale Strait (the Dardanelles), is where history whispers through the crisp fall air and the crunch of gravel underfoot. As you walk ...
On November 25 1914 Churchill first raised the possibility of the Royal Navy forcing the Dardanelles, sailing through the sea of Marmara and shelling Constantinople (now Istanbul) or occupying it.