Tag: U-boat
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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…
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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…