German U-boats had been laying waste to American vessels ... crewed by more than 5,000 sailors. They came from all walks of life: from college students to taxi drivers, from grizzled swordfishers ...
They were designed to engage in a deadly game of cat and mouse, luring in surfaced U-boats as British crews pretended to escape in “panic parties” before a German submarine commander blew up their ...
This is a u-boat officers dress dirk (dagger) from WW2 made by Eichorn with original silver and leather hanger. The German submarine ... Flo where many British sailors were lost.
In January 1940, the destroyer HMS Exmouth was hit by a torpedo, and sank with the loss of all crew on board. Now, thanks to ...