The German battleship Bismarck after its completion but before it received its camouflage paint. Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Early in World War II, Nazi Germany used its navy to ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Allied pilots were at first taken aback by the new aggressive tactics—but quickly adapted. If a U-Boat chose to remain surfaced and spit out flak, flyers would circle ...

It was not an easy task to hunt down Kriegsmarine U-boats. The grey wolves of the Atlantic knew precisely when to attack and when to hide from its prey. It was even harder to destroy U-boat pens ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy responded with overwhelming force to the German threat. In the closing weeks of World War II in Europe, American intelligence determined that a detachment ...