On the afternoon of December 13, 1917, the HMS Stephen Furness was sailing through the northern Irish Sea on its way to Liverpool for repairs. The crew was very cautious, changing course every 10 ...

In World War I, writes Chicoan and naval historian David Bruhn, “German U-boats sank over 5,200 vessels and came dangerously close to choking off Britain’s critical supply of food in the spring of ...