On June 4, 1944, US naval forces captured intact a German submarine: U-505. It was the first enemy warship seized on the high ...

"It shows the resiliency of the U.S. Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor," head curator Dr. Voula Saridakis said of the ...

Kiel is a German city closely linked to the sea and, specifically, to the naval military history, first of Prussia and then of Germany. The Kiel Naval Base was established in 1864 to house ships of ...

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 Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Visitors can walk ...

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 this epic but sprightly history, journalist and critic Pinkham (Black Square) explores the central role forests have played in the Russian cultural imagination. Noting that Continue reading » True ...

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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 ...

I have of late been digesting massive amounts of books and documentaries concerning the German submarines in World War II, due to having recently read an astounding book called Shadow Divers, in which ...