Discovery Channel - U-Boat War Series 1 (1997) Part 2 Attack America

In World War II, lethal German U-boats sailed all over the world wreaking havoc and destruction. This unique series charts the true story of the tense, close-run fight that took place. It depicts how this potent force became one of the most dominant German fighting units during World War Two, and became such a worry to Allied shipping that even Winston Churchill himself claimed that the 'U-boat peril' was the only thing that ever really frightened him during the war. The weapon was invisible and fast German submarines spread fear and terror in the longest sea battle in history, the Battle of the Atlantic, during World War II. The “Grey Wolves” led by Admiral Doenitz sank thousands of Allied ships in the first three years of the war. It was only after the radio codes were deciphered that the hunters became hunted and had to pay a high toll in blood until the end of the war. The Allies eventually inflicted such a catastrophic destruction on the U-boats that its losses were too great to continue. Of the 38,000 men that went to sea onboard these deadly vessels, only 8,000 were to survive to tell the tale. With rare, original footage of actual battle scenes and interviews from U-boat commanders and crew members from both the Allied and Axis naval forces, these three programs give the viewer an inside look at the destructive nature of these deadly “Iron Coffins.”

Part 2 Attack America

In January 1942, three weeks after the Germans declared war on the United States, no one really wanted to believe that the war would reach America. Little did the Americans knew that Hitler's submarine fleet was already in wait. As the coastal neon burned brightly at night from New York to Florida, Americans were unaware that just a few miles off their shores lurked one of the world's most potent military forces, poised to strike against their country. Hitler's U-Boats had arrived on the American seaboards. Soon it was to cause a heavy defeat for the completely unprepared US Navy. Watch as the German U-boat fleet had its way with the American coastal waters and witness vessel after vessel go down in what has to be one of the greatest maritime disasters of all time.

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