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The German Submarine branch of the Kriegsmarine became one of the most fear-inducing components of the German military ...

On August 27, 1941, a brand-new German U-boat and its inexperienced crew faced relentless attacks from 269 Squadron Hudsons.

There are thinkers throughout history who offer grand overarching explanations of economic growth. Karl Marx was an economic ...

Just after 2 a.m. on July 30, 1916, a freight car loaded with TNT exploded at a munitions depot on Black Tom Island in New ...

Images have emerged of a Chinese medium-sized cargo ship, docked at Shanghai’s Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard, fitted with a ...

European political and military leaders are ushering in 2026 with bellicose speeches that recall 1914, greeting the prospect ...

Eighty years after the end of World War II, books by Hastings, Moorhouse, Clavin, and Passmore shed new light on the conflict.

The development deepens the confrontation over the tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, which the United States wants to ...

Three people were killed when the first boat was hit, while individuals in two other boats jumped overboard, according to U.S ...

The attack on Wednesday brings the total number killed to at least 99 since the Trump administration began bombing boats suspected of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. By Adam ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that the U.S. national security strategy reinforces Europe’s need for ...