Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The post-war narrative of the German U-boat efforts follows several stages: the first “Happy Time,” followed by the second “Happy ...

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 ...

In 1942, a German U-boat torpedoed the British liner Laconia — only to discover it carried Allied prisoners of war. In an extraordinary act, the submarine surfaced and began rescue operations. What ...

In the early morning hours of July 25, 1943, a German submarine fired on the old Ethyl-Dow Chemical Plant in Kure Beach. Or maybe it didn't.

The post-war narrative of the German U-boat efforts follows several stages: the first "Happy Time," followed by the second "Happy Time," and then utter destruction by the Allies. In reality, the ...