Hours after Britain declared war in 1939, German U-boat U-30 fired on a darkened ship off Ireland’s coast, believing it was a ...
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Brutal Life of a WWII U-Boat Sailor

The U-boat was not some near-mythical creature as it was almost portrayed by the Allied media, nor even was it a drone built to attack without consciousness. It was a weapon platform manned by people ...
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 ...
A ceremony was held at the USS Slater to commemorate Veterans Day. The USS Slater was one of 563 ships that battled Nazi ...
Dan Barnett teaches philosophy at Butte College. Send review requests to [email protected]. Columns archived at ...