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Apr 30, 2024 · First described by Plato in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias in 360 B.C.E., the Lost City of Atlantis was a purported civilization near the Strait of Gibraltar that sank into the Atlantic.
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Apr 10, 2024 · Battle of the Atlantic, in World War II, a contest between the Western Allies and the Axis powers (particularly Germany) for the control of Atlantic sea routes. The Allied objectives were to blockade the Axis powers in Europe, secure Allied sea movements, and project military power across the seas.
- Battle of Britain July 1940 - September 1940
- Battle of Moscow September 30, 1941 - January 7, 1942
- Battle of Wake Island December 8, 1941 - December 23, 1941
- Battle of Stalingrad August 22, 1942 - February 2, 1943
- Battle of Saipan June 15, 1944 - July 9, 1944
- Battle of the Bulge December 16, 1944 - January 16, 1945
The Battle of the Atlantic pitted U-boats and other warships of the German Kriegsmarine (Navy) and aircraft of the Luftwaffe (Air Force) against the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, United States Navy, and Allied merchant shipping.
Nov 30, 2022 · Atlantis: the legendary island that sank beneath the waves in the distant past, taking down with it an advanced civilization. Is it possible that we will ever find it? Or, more importantly: Did it even exist? The short answer to both: No.
Winston Churchill coined the phrase 'Battle of the Atlantic' on 6 March 1941, deliberately echoing the Battle of Britain to emphasise its importance. In May 1941, the loss of the German battleship Bismarck ended surface raids, and the Allies extended the convoy system right across the Atlantic.
Feb 13, 2024 · With increasing contributions of freshwater from melting glaciers and greater rain, concentrations of salt in the sea water drop, and the saline water becomes less dense, disrupting the sinking process and weakening the entire physical cycle.
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After an ill-fated attempt to conquer "Ancient Athens," Atlantis falls out of favor with the deities and submerges into the Atlantic Ocean. Since Plato describes Athens as resembling his ideal state in the Republic, the Atlantis story is meant to bear witness to the superiority of his concept of a state.
