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 ...
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The night a US destroyer fought a U-boat by ramming
In November 1943, USS Borie hunted a German U-boat in the North Atlantic during one of the war’s most brutal surface encounters. After depth charges failed and heavy seas disabled weapons on both ...
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 ...
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