On June 4, 1944, the US Navy captured its first German submarine. Now it's displayed at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry.

Army historian Peter Knight joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about World War II. What is the timeline of World War II? Who, exactly, were the ‘Ghost Army’ in World War II? How ...

"It shows the resiliency of the U.S. Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor," head curator Dr. Voula Saridakis said of the ...

In an era of hypersonic missiles, stealth fighters, and nuclear subs, it’s hard to picture sailors going toe-to-toe with the enemy on a ship’s deck. Yet during World War II, the crew of a brand-new ...

The remains of World War II wharfs where the German U-Boats famously surrendered to the Allied Forces at Lisahally has been ...

St Patrick’s chair and remains of WW2 wharfs where U-boats surrendered listed - A number of granite milestones on the old ...

Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton British steam tanker HMS Empire Mica cruised east through calm waters toward Key West, Florida, where it planned to join a convoy bound for the United Kingdom.