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Image: U-96 enters the harbour at St Nazaire with her crew on deck, 23 March 1942 — photograph by Schlemmer; © Bundesarchiv, Bild 101II-MW-3712-04A, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Germany).

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25 Nov, 2025

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41 mins

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1941

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Battle of the Atlantic

1940

Why was this period known as 'The Happy Time' for Germany's U-Boats? How much merchant tonnage did the Allies lose to Nazi U-Boat aces? Has the impact of U-Boats on the Allied war effort been overstated in history since 1945? Join James Holland and Al Murray for part 3 of this deep dive on the war in the Atlantic, the most vital theatre of war in WW2 and the long-running campaign between the British Royal Navy and the Nazi German Kriegsmarine.

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James Holland

Historian, writer, and podcaster, specialises in World War II and hosts "We Have Ways" podcast.

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Al Murray, comedian, writer, and historian, co-hosts the WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk and writes on

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