Few naval vessels have developed as enduring of a legacy as German U-Boats, but what does that name actually mean?

It's November 1943 and a German U-boat has been brutally damaged in a fight with British warships and is limping its way to port. But the sub's onboard batteries are impaired - which means it can ...

The German U-85 went down with all 46 hands aboard - the first German U-boat sunk by a U.S. Navy ship since America entered the conflict. Despite that success, the expanding Battle of the Atlantic ...