Long-debated story of WWII U-boat attack on North Carolina finally gets its due

The tanker Dixie Arrow was among the ships targeted by German U-boats off North Carolina in WWII. It was hit by a U-boat ...

This WWII submarine was the last US boat to notch a torpedo kill — until this week

The Torsk’s sinking of the Japanese vessel marked the last U.S. submarine kill for over eight decades — that is until March 3 ...
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Book Scene: Roger Moorhouse’s ‘Wolfpack’ brings WWII U-boat crews to life

As someone who has always been fascinated by the U-boat campaign of the Second World War, "Wolfpack: Inside Hitler’s U-Boat War" by Roger Moorhouse immediately caught my attention. I’ve spent ...
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WW2’s flying boat that came equipped with a kitchen

The Martin PBM Mariner was a unique WW2 flying boat that came with a fully functional kitchen onboard, allowing crews to ...
Rex's Hangar on MSN

How America’s WWII flying boat came with its own kitchen

The Martin PBM Mariner was one of the U.S. Navy’s most important flying boats of World War II. Designed for long range patrols over vast stretches of ocean, it became a constant presence in both the ...
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First black Army deck warrant officer remembers piloting duck boats during WWII

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The U.S. Army Transportation Museum may be one of the best kept secrets on the Virginia Peninsula. Located at Ft. Eustis, the Transportation Museum is home to nearly 100 ...