In 1942, German U-boats launched a shocking assault on the American coastline, exploiting a completely unprepared defense.

The sinking of two Mexican oil tankers by German U-boats in 1942 convinced Mexican officials they were at war with the Axis ...

One of the most disputed moments of North Carolina history centers on whether a Nazi U-boat attacked a chemical plant near Kure Beach during World War II. Witnesses swore it happened on the night of ...

In World War I, writes Chicoan and naval historian David Bruhn, “German U-boats sank over 5,200 vessels and came dangerously close to choking off Britain’s critical supply of food in the spring of ...

When British forces captured evidence from the wreck of U-852, they uncovered more than proof of a war crime. Hidden among ...

Werner Hartenstein pulled drowning British troops from the Atlantic Ocean in September 1942. The German U-boat commander was flying Red Cross flags and even radioed for help in English. American ...

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As World War II drew to a close, U.S. Navy intelligence suspected German U-boats equipped to launch V-1 rockets were preparing to hit New York City. The War Department dismissed the threat. The Navy ...

Wilbur Jones, a former Navy captain and World War II historian, is one of those people. He says the story of the German ...