A shipwreck discovered off the coast of Scotland was confirmed to be a British cruiser sunk by a torpedo during World War I, ...

The American destroyer was steaming alone in the Atlantic, 25 miles from Bishop Rock, off the southwest coast of Britain, unaware that it was being stalked by a U-boat, an enemy submarine.

"Further investigation of historical sources - when access becomes available as lockdown eases - combined with this detailed imagery of the wreck, might enable us to ascertain if she was indeed ...

Near the end of WWI Germany, was still putting new submarines into the Atlantic. A U-boat called the SM UC-97 was ...

During WWII, Germany built 1,162 destructive "U-boats," which is short for the German word "Unterseeboot," or undersea boat. By April 1917, 430 Allied and civilian vessels were sunk by German U-boats.

The sinking of the passenger liner Lusitania by a German U-boat helped to shatter that hope. Woodrow Wilson, 1918. Courtesy: Library of Congress Wilson demanded an apology from Germany and ...

Atmospheric WWI spy tale. A German U-Boat captain sent on a spying mission to Scotland finds more than he bargained for in his contact, the local schoolmistress.

Learn about America’s involvement in World War One, including its key battles and how US participation helped to secure an Allied victory.

As the U.S. military recruited young men for service, civilians were called upon to do their part by buying War bonds, donating to charity, or, if they worked in industry, going that extra mile for ...

When adjusted to 2024 dollars, the U.S. spent $5.74 trillion on WWII alone. That's more than WWI, Vietnam, Korean, or the post-9/11 Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The United States spends more on the ...

The town's Veterans Day program used to be just a small gathering of veterans when it started in 2008, but with the help of ...

The sinking of the passenger liner Lusitania by a German U-boat helped to shatter that hope. Woodrow Wilson, 1918. Courtesy: Library of Congress Wilson demanded an apology from Germany and ...