Long-debated story of WWII U-boat attack on North Carolina finally gets its due

The tanker Dixie Arrow was among the ships targeted by German U-boats off North Carolina in WWII. It was hit by a U-boat ...

This WWII submarine was the last US boat to notch a torpedo kill — until this week

The Torsk’s sinking of the Japanese vessel marked the last U.S. submarine kill for over eight decades — that is until March 3 ...
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WWII saga: U-47's Scapa Flow raid & JFK's survival tale

The German Submarine branch of the Kriegsmarine became one of the most fear-inducing components of the German military apparatus during the Second World War. Initially, Adolf Hitler preferred to ...
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Book Scene: Roger Moorhouse’s ‘Wolfpack’ brings WWII U-boat crews to life

As someone who has always been fascinated by the U-boat campaign of the Second World War, "Wolfpack: Inside Hitler’s U-Boat War" by Roger Moorhouse immediately caught my attention. I’ve spent ...
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WW2’s flying boat that came equipped with a kitchen

The Martin PBM Mariner was a unique WW2 flying boat that came with a fully functional kitchen onboard, allowing crews to ...
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Boston’s Duck Boats: From WWII Roots to Sightseeing Icons

GLIDING THROUGH WATER. AND EFFORTLESSLY SWITCHING FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. BOSTON’S DUCK BOATS HAVE BECOME ICONIC. THE DUCK BOAT DOES NOT DRIVE LIKE A BOAT. IT DRIVES MORE LIKE A TRUCK, SO IT’S MORE ...