The nightmares of Allied cargo shipping, the German U-Boats reigned supreme in the turbulent seas during 1940-1942. Taking one of these U-Boats as an example, the U-505 submarine sunk an impressive 8 ...

Peter Leith (L) made the journey from Orkney to Shetland on U-Boat as a sea cadet A man from Orkney has been recalling how he took to sea in a German U-boat as a young sea cadet in a once-in-a ...

The Germans did not respond. World War II began ... gave U-boats more convenient access to the open ocean. The 18 months between July 1940 and December 1941 were known, to the German submarine ...

The building known as Casa Winter was built at the top of a hill Looking up from the wild and barely accessible beach of Cofete, on Fuerteventura's rugged southern tip, it is hard not to wonder ...

The top five WWII aircraft carriers—chosen for their strategic impact and bravery—include the iconic USS Enterprise (CV-6) ...

The article ranks the top five battleships of all time, highlighting their significance during the era when battleships ...

Hence the practice among German U-boats of carrying ... cheerful questions like, "What would you like best from the States about now?" At first he got nothing but sullen looks and silence.

As the Battle of the Atlantic against German U-boats raged furiously ... places to be in WW2. Find out if you would have what it takes to be part of the crew. WW2: How did an elephant beat ...

World War Two was the most destructive global conflict in history. It began when Nazi Germany unleashed ferocious attacks across Europe - but it spread to the Soviet Union, China, Japan and the ...

On April 11, the U.S. Navy bought Holland VI for $150,000 and changed her name to the USS Holland. The boat had cost $236,615 to build, but the company viewed it as a loss leader. The Navy ordered ...