Almost 80 years have passed since the end of the Second World War, and there is still fascination about German U-boats that ...

The villagers of Mansfield Woodhouse in Nottinghamshire, led by local historian Barbara Berry, have dug deep into the ...

World War II began. Germany then had 57 U-boats in ... Before long, aircraft could claim participation in 50 percent of all U-boat sinkings. In September, Dönitz issued a corollary to Special ...

By midday, the German submarine U48 - given licence to roam beyond the usual U-boat range - had ... the Benares 'The boat was tipping, slinging everybody out' WW2 evacuee returns to wartime ...

The remains of the first British ship to be sunk in WW2 appear to have been identified ... Germany initially denied involvement fearing the US would join the war. U-boat commander Fritz Julius ...

The fate of a WW2 bomber navigator who was missing presumed ... was hit by anti-aircraft guns fired from the deck of a German U-boat in the Bay of Biscay. Mr Fisher's son, Allan, 88, has spent ...

In the only recorded underwater submarine-versus-submarine battle in history, Venturer fired four torpedoes at the submerged ...

On October 23, 1941, US Navy destroyer USS Reuben James left Newfoundland to escort a convoy bound for Britain. Two days later, the German U-boat U-552 ... the enemy in World War II.

The top five WWII aircraft carriers—chosen for their strategic impact and bravery—include the iconic USS Enterprise (CV-6) for its extensive combat achievements and resilience, and the British HMS Ark ...

Antis the hero Alsation flew in over 30 World War II combat missions alongside his airman master and now his rare bravery ...

By March, U-boats were sinking almost 600,000 tons a month and ... This practice continued into World War II, when more sophisticated systems were introduced. Submarines themselves employed ...