One of the most noteworthy recent examples of this was the North Atlantic campaign of WWII. The Americans were trying to move men and materials across the Atlantic Ocean to help Britain. Here is the same text in Chinese (Simplified):
一个最值得注意的现代的例子就是二战期间的北大西洋战役。美国人尝试横跨大西洋运送人员和物资来帮助英国。