Navy

Military 101: Did We End Up With Faulty White Elephant Submarines?

8th July 201011th July 2021
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Governance 101

Navy Submarine U Boat Military

(The strategic role of a submarine to the nation’s maritime defence cannot be ignored but what makes it stink is the way these submarines were purchased and maintained. Image source: Flickr / US Navy)

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History 101: German’s Powerful U Boats in Penang

7th November 200912th September 2021
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History 101

Herbert Kuppisch U Boat History Penang

(Herbert Kuppisch, the man destined to be the U Boat commander of the Penang’s German naval base. But was KIA when his boat (U-847) was sunk southwest of the Azores. Image source: www.uboataces)

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