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This Nazi sub was sunk when its captain took a dump
Loose lips might sink ships, but expelling bloat can damn a boat.
By Jon Simkins
Latest "German U-boat" stories
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Inside the hunt for Eagle 56
Like many really good sea stories, naval historian Paul Lawton’s begins with shots of 100 proof whiskey chased down by bottles of Budweiser.
By Jon Simkins
The unloved, unlovely, yet indispensable LST
One of the biggest threats to D-Day success came from the Allied side — the shortage of a key ship.
By Craig L. Symonds, World War II Magazine
This officer became the Navy’s first POW to receive the Medal of Honor
While aboard U-90, Lt. Edouard Izac listened to and watched everything around him. Gaining critical intelligence that could be used against the U-boats, Izac knew he must get the information to Allied authorities.
By David T. Zabecki, Military History Magazine
Museum dedicated to WWII homefront opens in Georgia
The exhibits remember the victims of U-boat attacks off the Georgia shore and the Coast Guard cutters and Navy blimps that fought the subs, not to mention the thousands of local shipyard workers who churned out Liberty ships.
1 of greatest Coast Guard rescues to be celebrated
Beginning Aug. 13, the historical association is planning five days of events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Mirlo rescue — one of the most daring in Coast Guard history.
By Jeff Hampton, The (Norfolk) Virginia-Pilot via AP