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Cover Story
Killer U-Boats
By Stephan Wilkinson
In the lead-up to World War I, Krupp's shipyard in Kiel, Germany, transformed a nautical novelty into a deadly weapons system

Portfolio: Subliminal War
World War I propaganda artists reached deep to praise and pillory submarine warfare

French Fiasco in Egypt
By Anthony Brandt
In 1798 Napoléon's plans to conquer Egypt died in the desert

Right Man, Right Time
By Mark Moyar
How Sir Gerald Templer outmaneuvered Malayan insurgents in 1952

The Frontier Fleet
By Eric Niderost
In 1813 America scratch-built a squadron from Lake Erie timber

On the cover: A German submarine breaks the surface during the 1914–18 U-boat campaign. (National Archives/Colorization by Slingshot Studio, Atlanta, Georgia)

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