A U-boat is nothing more than the Anglicized term for a German submarine and isn't strikingly different from U.S. subs. The whole "boat" designation comes straight from the German word for "undersea ...

They were designed to engage in a deadly game of cat and mouse, luring in surfaced U-boats as British crews pretended to escape in “panic parties” before a German submarine commander blew up ...

Roman Chervinsky’s spycraft has been a decisive factor in Ukraine’s national defense. Why is he under house arrest in Kyiv?

The ship was transporting supplies and soldiers along the coast when it was torpedoed by German U-boat U-861 on the night of June 19, 1944. The wreck was first reported 14 years ago but was ...

Two barracks used to house German prisoners of war are still being stored on property owned by the City of Tempe.

narrow boat for one person. As Adrian paddled through the waters, the massive whale suddenly emerged. It swallowed him and his yellow kayak. His father, trailing behind, accidentally captured the ...

Original microfilms held at National Archives. Survivors Registry Volunteer Peter Landé acquired copies of this microfilm for the USHMM, which are held under the title "National Archives captured ...

a retired U.S. Army interrogator and the author of an upcoming book on the RGB. “But the majority of them, when they were going to be captured, pulled out grenades and blew their heads off.” ...

A local boat company out on a private charter is being credited for their quick thinking after a Navy jet crashed into the ...