In that same vein, all U-boats are ... the feared German sub. Germany completed its first U-boat (the U-1) in 1905 and was the first nation to use a submarine during World War I.

The ship was transporting supplies and soldiers along the coast when it was torpedoed by German U-boat U-861 on the night ... to send troops to fight in World War II on behalf of the Allies ...

THERE are many lessons to be learnt in all fields of military art from a study of the conduct of the Second World War, but many of these will be out of date and misleading in ten years time.