In the final weeks of the war, the Navy hunted down and sank five German submarines in the North Atlantic. They stopped what ...

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 ...

The post-war narrative of the German U-boat efforts follows several stages: the first “Happy Time,” followed by the second “Happy Time,” and then utter destruction by the Allies. In reality, the ...

The introduction of the submarine to naval warfare reshaped planning and doctrine. While typical engagements relied on guns and precision, the submarine didn’t need to concern itself with being as ...