On July 19, 1944, the German submarine U-861 torpedoed the Vital de Oliveira, sinking it and killing about 100 of the 270 ...

In that same vein, all U-boats are ... the feared German sub. Germany completed its first U-boat (the U-1) in 1905 and was the first nation to use a submarine during World War I.

During World War II, German submarines cross the Atlantic to defeat the Allies. The ensuing battle is so deadly that Winston Churchill doubts victory.

A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.

Unexploded bombs from World War II have detonated without warning before. Last October, a bomb dropped by the U.S. during the war exploded at an airport in Japan, causing a large crater on a runway.

Scores of unexploded bombs dating from World War II have been recovered from a children’s playground in northern England after a chance discovery. Local officials in the town of Wooler ...

June 6, 1944, was the day that changed the direction of World War II in the Allies’ favor. On that … Continue reading "30+ ...

It hadn't been flown since its last firefighting mission in 2012. The 80-year-old World War II-era plane spent the night in the Bay Area, and will retire, ending its long voyage at the Pima Air ...

Gentle, true story about finding love, hope in prison camp.

An economist can go on a winter break to Hawaii, but they can’t shut their brain off. So here are some observations from an ...