On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor. Maps, both historic and newly created by National Geographic, yield new insights into the full scope of Japan's battle plans for the day ...

Universal Pictures. This World War II thriller follows American sailors sneaking onto a German U-boat to steal an Enigma cipher machine. The tight corridors and constant threat of discovery make every ...

The German U-boat U-853 sank the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may have entered Narragansett Bay before the U.S. officially entered WWII ...

A German submarine torpedoed the S.S. Pennsylvania Sun on July 15, 1942, destroying 107,500 barrels of U.S. Navy fuel oil. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton ...

In the Caribbean Sea, the German submarine U-94 surfaced, wounded and desperate after a failed ambush. HMCS Oakville quickly ...

The U-853, which lies 121 feet deep and 8 miles east of Block Island, was one of many German U-boats that brought a mostly faraway war to the coastal United States.

Photo: U.S. Dept. of Defense The Trump Administration is reviewing the 2021 Aukus defense agreement with the U.K. and Australia to see if it fits President Trump’s priorities. That should be a ...

WARSAW, Poland — Poland and the Baltic states are accelerating efforts to acquire new submarines and vessels that will broaden their capabilities suitable for the sea’s shallow waters.

Senior German and Norwegian defence officials say they're confident Canada will sign on to the ReArm Europe plan in the coming weeks and such a move will make it easier for the Liberal government to ...

French authorities were seen 'standing by and doing nothing' as illegal migrants carried toddlers onto dangerously overloaded small boats ready to cross the Channel for the UK. New photos today ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain vowed Monday to bring his country to “war-fighting readiness,” announcing plans to build up to 12 new attack submarines and invest billions of pounds in ...