Tag: U-boat

  • Dover Sector – An Introduction

    In both the First and Second World War, the sea area between the south-east corner of England and the coast of the Continent – referred to here as the ‘Dover Sector’ – witnessed intense conflict. This intensity was partly because the sea was itself the front line between the warring powers, and partly because both…

  • A First World War U-Boat in the Medway (II)

    I was able to visit the remains of a First World War U-boat in the Medway in August 2016 with Alex Langlands and CiTiZAN in connection with the making of Britain at Low Tide for Channel 4 by Tern TV. The remains of the U-boat are very striking. It lies against a small islet in the marshes, almost entirely submerged at…