Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton British steam tanker HMS Empire Mica cruised east through calm waters toward Key West, Florida, where it planned to join a convoy bound for the United Kingdom.

Follow the final days of German U-boat operations at La Rochelle as U953 becomes the sole survivor of a once-powerful fleet. From evading enemy attacks to navigating treacherous currents and ...

A dedication ceremony will be held next month in Kure Beach for a World War II American Heritage City historical marker recognizing a German U-boat attack near the Ethyl-Dow Chemical Plant in 1943.

This undated photo, provided by the National WW II Museum in New Orleans, shows Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Gunther Kuhlmann, center, saluting commander of the German U-boat U-166 on his boat. The U-166 ...

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 ...

In an era of hypersonic missiles, stealth fighters, and nuclear subs, it’s hard to picture sailors going toe-to-toe with the enemy on a ship’s deck. Yet during World War II, the crew of a brand-new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U-505 submarine served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy boats before the US Navy captured it. The U-boat is now on display at ...

This imposing concrete structure in the German city of Bremen is 1400 feet long, 300 feet wide and 90 feet high, and looks every inch the secret Nazi facility that it is. Its purpose was to build and ...

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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 ...