U-Boats attacking America During WWII

The U-boats in World War II The U-boats were German boats with the ability to go underwater that were highly utilized during the Second World War. They wreaked havoc on the ally’s defense and were a key player in Adolph’s control of the Mediterranean. There were even cases of U-boats being sent to the United States to attack…this undermines most people idea that we were never attacked in WWII. These boats didn’…

…where the confrontation started. During the First 6 months of the German offensive out of the US East Coast 397 ships were sunk which totaled over 2 million tons of sunken material. In this effort the Germans cost us over 5000 lives. In their offensive the Germans only lost 7 boats and 302 Germans. The German U-boat offensive was a key part of Hitler’s campaign against America and dealt us a crushing blow for a while. By Adam Stewart Bibliography