Even the largest fires start with a single spark. In today’s episode we are going to look at the tragic, first shot fired in this pivotal battle that would last the entirety of the war. This is ...

The Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945) was one of the most crucial of World War II; tens of thousands of sailors were killed on each side, and German U-boats almost succeeded in choking off the ...

Skirmishes in the Atlantic continued until the war ended in 1945, but the Allies sank particularly large numbers of U-boats in May 1943, effectively winning the Battle of the Atlantic.