Wolf Pack – The Battle of the Atlantic
U-52 Silver streaks on the dark water. Terrifying explosions ripping across the night sky. Silent marauders slipping away and a few hundred thousand tonnes of…
Lost Iron Cross Found In Wales to be returned to German soldier’s family
A German World War One Iron Cross is to make its journey home to the soldier who left it behind. The Iron Cross, the highest…
At Sea In a Lifeboat – After the Sinking of the SS Athenia – By Tom Sanger
Survivors in one of Athenia ’s lifeboats alongside City of Flint Few passengers on a cruise ship nowadays ever give much thought to escaping the ship…
When Warning Was Required – The SS Athenia Sunk 8 Hours Into WWII – By Tom Sanger
A little more than eight hours after England and Germany declared war on Sept. 3, 1939, a German submarine attacked and sank the British passenger…
World War One Lusitania cruise liner sinking remains a mystery
On the 175th anniversary of cruise liner company, Cunard, starting business, three of its flagship liners will visit Liverpool, the city where they were all…
The Norwegian Spy Who Jumped Tree to Tree in a 200 mile Trek to Escape German Captivity
The amazing feat of a resistance fighter from Norway has been revealed in the book “Another Man’s Shoes”. Being captured for spying Sven Somme managed…
GUEST BLOGGER U-Boat Hunter Innes McCartney: The Discovery of U2506 (image heavy)
By Dr Innes McCartney During the Operation Deadlight Expeditions, we aimed to find, record and identify some of the 116 U-boats that were dumped at…
FIVE NEW OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUALS FROM HAYNES PUBLISHING.
I was riding my commuter train home from work one evening just before Christmas and it occurred to me I hadn’t seen anything from Haynes…
Malta reveals another Wreck in HMS Olympus
HMS Olympus was used in World War II for ferrying supplies between Gibraltar and Malta. This was known as the “Magic Carpet Service”. HMS Olympus…
US NAVY PC 566 COMMANDER CLAUDIUS FINALLY REWARDED FOR U-BOAT SINKING
On 30th July 1942, the passenger ship Robert E. Lee was sailing to New Orleans with survivors from the U-boat attacks. In the Gulf of…
Discovered in the Atlantic: Two Second World War Vessels
The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has found the wrecks of a German U-Boat as well as a US Freighter, 30 miles off the…
HMS Royal Oak
The HMS Royal Oak was one of five of the Royal Sovereign class battleships built at the HM Dockyard in Devonport laid down in January…