The Atlantic was a graveyard where German U-boats stalked Allied convoys, sinking thousands of ships and drowning sailors in ...

Over eight decades ago, the US Navy made the historic capture of a Nazi U-boat during World War II. A treasure trove of vital German intelligence, the submarine's capture was top-secret. See inside ...

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

After the Japanese aircraft carrier raid on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, followed by Germany’s and Italy’s declarations of war on the United States on the 11th, the three Axis navies adopted ...

The Brazilian Navy has confirmed that a wreck found in 2011 is that of a Brazilian auxiliary ship sunk in 1944 by a torpedo from the German U-boat U-861. About 100 lives were lost when the Vital de ...

Feb. 3 is the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of the USAT Dorchester in the north Atlantic Ocean by a German U-boat. The disaster also created one of World War II’s most enduring symbols of valor, ...

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 ...

Alexander Rose’s "Phantom Fleet: The Hunt for Nazi Submarine U-505 and World War II’s Most Daring Heist" is a thrilling, deeply researched account of one of the most audacious naval operations of ...