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This is how men lived and died - inside U-boats

Life aboard a German U-boat in World War II was brutal, claustrophobic, and deadly. Follow Hans Fischer, a young mechanic ...
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Operation Underworld: How an Italian Mafia Boss in Prison Helped the US Invade Sicily in World War II

The Navy suspected sabotage. German U-boats had sunk 120 American merchant ships in the first three months after Pearl Harbor ...

A ‘Trump Class’ Folly on the High Seas

Ukraine sees the future of naval warfare. The White House doesn’t.
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The USS Panay Incident: Japanese Planes Attacked an American Ship, Killing U.S. Sailors and Civilians Four Years Before Pearl Harbor

Norman Alley was napping on deck when Japanese bombs started falling. The Universal News cameraman grabbed his camera and ...
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The allied trap designed to capture a Nazi U-boat alive

Allied intelligence uncovered a German plan to extract captured U boat commanders from a Canadian POW camp. Instead of ...

Oil Tanker Fleeing the Coast Guard Now Listed in Russian Ship Database

The listing could make it more challenging for U.S. forces to board the ship, which an arm of the Kremlin’s maritime ...
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This Marine pilot earned ace status as a Wildcat menace in the Pacific

Promoted to first lieutenant, DeBlanc suffered a temporary setback on Jan. 29, 1943, when his Wildcat suffered engine trouble ...