By John Reese The men and women who sailed the merchant ships, manned the U-boats, and washed ashore on the beaches of New England during two world wars were not abstractions. They were teenagers in winter coats, captains reaching for cigarettes, and fathers whose reputations were destroyed by a misunderstanding about torpedoes. At the March […]
In this compelling presentation historian Eric Wiberg relates the story of two German submarines dispatched to evade a blockade and obtain valuable war materiel from the United States in 1916—when the U.S. was still officially neutral in the European conflict. One was highly successful, and the other not. The British and its allies had imposed […]
The RMA’s Speaker for March 25, 2026 at 11:00am will be Eric Wiberg. His talk is titled, “Shipwrecks and U-Boats: Amazing New England Coastal Sea Stories.” The talk will take place at Christ Church, Parish Hall, 254 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich. The program will also be shown on Zoom (click here for live feed), and on local […]
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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. Starting weeks after Hitler declared war on the United States in mid-December 1941 and lasting until the war with Germany […]
U-Boats off Bermuda This is the never-told story of over a thousand men and women who made it ashore to rescue in the remote British Colony of Bermuda after 80 Allied ships were sunk by 140 German submarines during World War II. Welcome to UBoats in Bermuda.com, by author Eric T. Wiberg, whose book about […]
U-Boats in the Bahamas The untold story of over 250 men who made it ashore in the Bahamas from 130 Allied ships sunk by 112 German and Italian submarine patrols in and around the Bahamas in World War II. UBOATS IN THE BAHAMAS is the never-told story of 112 German & Italian submarines (U-Boats) which […]
