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Winston Churchill said the U-boat peril was the only thing that really frightened him during World War II.
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Carl Burdette, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
The first U-boat to enter the Gulf was U-507, which cruised into the area on April 30, 1942.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
In this case, Larson takes us inside the lives and thinking of several of the Lusitania’s passengers and crew, the men on the German U-boat that sunk the Lusitania, plus government officials in the U.S., England and Germany.
—The Know, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
But their ship was torpedoed by a Nazi U-boat, and the frigid waters of the North Atlantic became a grave.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
One U-boat could sink a ship, sure—but a single sub could also be hunted down and destroyed just as easily.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Now, the only way to convince a U-boat commander to surface was to deliberately take a torpedo strike and play dead.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
An adaptation of the 1973 German novel, the film follows a U-boat crew during the Battle of the Atlantic and went on to be nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Director for Petersen.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 2 Feb. 2025
Vessels discovered in the area include a War of 1812 privateer, boats sunk by German submarines during World War II and an actual German U-boat sunk by Allied forces, the federal agency said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Carl Burdette, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
The first U-boat to enter the Gulf was U-507, which cruised into the area on April 30, 1942.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
In this case, Larson takes us inside the lives and thinking of several of the Lusitania’s passengers and crew, the men on the German U-boat that sunk the Lusitania, plus government officials in the U.S., England and Germany.
—The Know, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
But their ship was torpedoed by a Nazi U-boat, and the frigid waters of the North Atlantic became a grave.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
One U-boat could sink a ship, sure—but a single sub could also be hunted down and destroyed just as easily.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Now, the only way to convince a U-boat commander to surface was to deliberately take a torpedo strike and play dead.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
An adaptation of the 1973 German novel, the film follows a U-boat crew during the Battle of the Atlantic and went on to be nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Director for Petersen.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 2 Feb. 2025
Vessels discovered in the area include a War of 1812 privateer, boats sunk by German submarines during World War II and an actual German U-boat sunk by Allied forces, the federal agency said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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“U-boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/U-boat. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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