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“Bearing a banner of American democracy, the United States was, in other words, on the move — producing planes, tanks, and matériel on a…

— Nigel Hamilton

“U-boats were on the run. Radar, sonar, aircraft, and new tactics by American and British destroyers had turned predators into prey. The future offered…

— Tom Young

When I assumed command of the Pacific Fleet in 31 December, 1941; our submarines were already operating against the enemy, the only units of…

— Chester W. Nimitz

(Mariners) have written one of its most brilliant chapters. They have delivered the goods when and where needed in every theater of operations and…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Because the US has control of the sea. Because the US has built up its wealth. Because the US is the only country in…

— George Friedman

It was a civilian ship, and the Lusitania could outrun any submarine. So this population of people was very confident that Cunard and the…

— Erik Larson

In the months leading up to World War II, there was a tendency among many Americans to talk absently about the trouble in Europe.…

— Gene Tierney

I do think hubris played a role here as well, the belief that the Lusitania was too big and too fast to ever be…

— Erik Larson

“On November 2, 1899, eight members of the United States Navy were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism and service beyond…

— Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba

“One matter has been settled by this war which my association with the Navy has led me to be particularly interested in. The U-boat…

— Albertus Wright Catlin

We don't give a damn what you or anybody else on this planet thinks. We didn't sink those ships for you. We did it…

— Paul Watson

“Any man who had foretold such disasters this day last year would have been treated as a madman or a traitor. He would've been…

— Peter Marshall