Submarines were a deadly and dangerous threat that lurked below the surface and there have been some fantastic films looking ...

The study, published last week by Aston University researchers in the journal i-Perception, recreated one of the few solid ...

Britain, however, was certain the war would be won on land. To John Fisher, head of the Royal Navy, Germany’s 28 U-boats were little more than “toys” and “playthings.” But Germany itself felt ...

When Hitler told Dönitz early in the year that he was planning for a war six years in the future, Dönitz developed plans for the construction of a U-boat fleet of 300 Type VII boats. This would ...

The crew of the submarine U-1206 were forced to abandon the vessel after its high tech toilet malfunctioned; its wreckage ...

or U-boats, sunk, scuttled, captured, or otherwise lost to German forces during World War II. Here, naval historian Timothy Mulligan describes 25 of the most historically significant U-boats.

Without it, Britain’s war would be lost. An English artist, named Norman Wilkinson, had a remarkable idea to protect these ships from the U-Boat threat. During his wartime service in the Navy ...

The ship was transporting supplies and soldiers along the coast when it was torpedoed by German U-boat U-861 on the night ... to send troops to fight in World War II on behalf of the Allies ...

Instead, he risks the ridicule of high command by turning to the Women’s Royal Navy Service (WRNS) to war game the U-boats’ tactics. In partnership with Jean Laidlaw, one of Britain’s first ...

These Zeiss binoculars were acquired by the current owner’s father, who was a submarine commanding officer during World War II. On May 10th, 1945, all the German U-boats were told to surrender.