This harrowing duel showcased the Allies’ shift from convoy defense to aggressive U-boat hunting in the Atlantic. Despite overwhelming danger and chaotic conditions, USS Borie’s crew triumphed, ...

Just hours after Britain declared war on Nazi Germany, the passenger liner SS Athenia was torpedoed by U-30—an attack that marked the first casualties of the Battle of the Atlantic. Mistaken for an ...

In a narrow sense, the Admiral Hipper “won” the naval battle; it inflicted damage on the British convoy and escaped to fight another day. But it failed to destroy it. The idea was to disrupt British ...