In early 1942, the United States launched a secret naval experiment to stop German submarines. At the center of that gamble was USS Atik and the crew sent to sea aboard her. This story examines how ...

The U.S. Navy has added a powerful new nuclear attack submarine to its fleet, reviving […] ...

The U.S. Navy has some of the most advanced nuclear submarines in the world. Its newest addition is named after an important World War II ship.

BANGKOK, Thailand — Divers have found what they believe is the wreck of a U.S. Navy submarine lost 77 years ago in Southeast Asia, providing a coda to a stirring but little-known tale from World War ...

Werner Hartenstein pulled drowning British troops from the Atlantic Ocean in September 1942. The German U-boat commander was flying Red Cross flags and even radioed for help in English. American ...

A new memorial on the Chicago Riverwalk pays tribute to some local World War II history that may not be well known: During the war, 28 submarines built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, traveled down Lake ...

World War II was a tumultuous time that saw combat in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Despite how large the planet is, a war that involved every major nation made it seem that much smaller, and ...