Accidents involving toilets typically only involve personal embarrassment, and rarely are they the cause behind the sinking of a specialized hunter-killer submarine. That's precisely what happened, ...

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 ...

In an era of hypersonic missiles, stealth fighters, and nuclear subs, it’s hard to picture sailors going toe-to-toe with the enemy on a ship’s deck. Yet during World War II, the crew of a brand-new ...