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The British lost many hundreds of ships to German U-boat attacks in 1917 alone, and with an average of 13 ships being sunk daily in the spring, the question of how to better protect ships was an important one.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
Based on a story by John Steinbeck, this brisk survival drama takes place entirely in a claustrophobic vessel after an American ship and a German U-boat sink each other.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
One of the most disputed moments of North Carolina history centers on whether a Nazi U-boat attacked a chemical plant near Kure Beach during World War II.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Then in issue #3, Namor was sinking German U-boats.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
Moorhouse follows a similar approach in his enthralling and illuminating history of German U-boats in the battle for the Atlantic.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
U-boat barriers and anti-aircraft batteries still dot the area around Scapa Flow, the former base of the British fleet.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Against the backdrop of a minimal orchestral ensemble, just strings, brass and percussion, Doldinger used early synthesizers to create a sonic soundscape evoking sonar pulses, engine drones and the metallic ambience inside the World War 2 U-boat.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
Because the attack came at the end of the war, and the U-boat had not received orders of any surrender, the sinking of the Eagle was reported as an engineering and boiler failure rather than an escalatory attack from a foreign adversary.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
Based on a story by John Steinbeck, this brisk survival drama takes place entirely in a claustrophobic vessel after an American ship and a German U-boat sink each other.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
One of the most disputed moments of North Carolina history centers on whether a Nazi U-boat attacked a chemical plant near Kure Beach during World War II.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Then in issue #3, Namor was sinking German U-boats.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
Moorhouse follows a similar approach in his enthralling and illuminating history of German U-boats in the battle for the Atlantic.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
U-boat barriers and anti-aircraft batteries still dot the area around Scapa Flow, the former base of the British fleet.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Against the backdrop of a minimal orchestral ensemble, just strings, brass and percussion, Doldinger used early synthesizers to create a sonic soundscape evoking sonar pulses, engine drones and the metallic ambience inside the World War 2 U-boat.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
Because the attack came at the end of the war, and the U-boat had not received orders of any surrender, the sinking of the Eagle was reported as an engineering and boiler failure rather than an escalatory attack from a foreign adversary.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
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“U-boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/U-boat. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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