Into the jaws of hell

On the night of 13 March 1944, the Greekregistered steamship SS Peleus was en route from Freetown to Buenos Aires when she was hit amidships by two torpedoes, launched by a German U-boat, U-852. The t

When we think of the U-boat campaign during the Second World War, images often arise of silent predators gliding beneath the waves, steely and lethal, striking fear into Allied convoys. The myth of th

Shadows Ulrik Skotte The Umbrella Murder The ...

Modern intrusions vie with the trill of oystercatchers close to Dave’s dream home

The forced landing of a shot-up Junkers Ju 88A bomber of Kampfgeschwader (KG) 77 on the north Kent coast in late September 1940, during one of the bloodiest days of the Battle of Britain, gave rise to

John Willis explains the consequences of cresting a bigger-than-expected wave while helming his 25ft motorboat