U.S. Rep. Jim Banks calls for a fleet of more than 400 warships, equipped with the latest technology to maximize the Navy’s offensive and defensive technological capabilities.
In 1942 American merchant ships up and down the Atlantic Coast were being relentlessly attacked by German U-boats. Why did the U.S. Navy secretly decide to leave them unprotected?
By Ed Offley, MHQ — The Quarterly Journal of Military History