Hire Eric Wiberg to Track Down the Past

Research for maritime, aviation, and military history of people, places, items, and events.

Eric Wiberg is a historian and author of over 45 non-fiction books. With over 40 years experience in maritime, aviation, military history, Eric helps research and piece together the backstories of people, places and things. Contact Eric today, if you are interested in the history of items you own, are about to buy, military careers, or are looking for images of people, places, and things from the past.

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U-Boats in New England

U-Boats in New England

Starting weeks after Hitler declared war on the United States, 73 German U-Boats sustainably attacked New England waters, from Montauk New York to the tip of Nova Scotia at Cape Sable.

Swan Sinks

The human element of a relatively small incident like the loss of the relatively small, 3530-ton Cygnet, is both compelling and illustrative of the larger, global struggle.

More Books by Eric Wiberg

Surviving St. Georges
Diaries (1984-2019)
Napoleon's Battles - by Felix P.D. Wiberg
Ake Wiberg
Sea Stories
Turtle Tales (1980)
Umbrae Papilionis
Z for Zarathustra
Shorts (1990)
Scars - A Morbid Memoir
First 50 in Fifty - A Memoir in Motion

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If you'd like to learn more about the history of U-Boats in the Americas, browse my selection of in-depth accounts of U-Boat Patrols, Attack Narratives and much more in the Historical Resources section.