The German Submarine branch of the Kriegsmarine was one of the most fear-inducing branches of the German military apparatus ...
Eminent scholar Roger Moorhouse recently spoke to Military Times to discuss his book, “Wolfpack: Inside Hitler’s U-Boat War," ...
The U-505 submarine served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy boats before the US Navy captured it. The U-boat is now on display at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Visitors can walk ...
Several American sailors climbed aboard the German submarine U-505, focused on saving it from sinking into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. They did not know if the Nazi submariners who dove ...
The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the ...
The HMS Thistle was a British sub that sank after being hit by a German vessel in 1940. Researchers initially thought the wreck could be that of the HMS Oxley instead. A crew of Norwegian maritime ...
Ernest Hemingway, hunting German subs in World War II, may never have seen one, but he thought he did. He headed straight for the target in his wooden fishing boat with its crew of friends, knowing ...
Fifteen years ago, retired naval aviator and World War II veteran John Bradley told me, “I’m afraid to slow down for fear the engine might quit.” Last month, John celebrated his 100th birthday. He ...
In the dark days of World War II, the secretive staff at a large building on Nebraska Avenue NW in Washington kept a scoreboard of its success. Each time a German U-boat was sunk by the U.S. Navy, ...