Dive WWII: Our Secret History

PBS America

9:35 PM to 10:55 PM

Friday 13 September

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The concluding part of the documentary following a deepwater diving team as its members search the sea bed off the coast of Northern Ireland for the forgotten shipwrecks of the Battle of the Atlantic. The divers uncover the U-boat wrecks that reveal how the battle finally swung in the Allies' favour. They also find the remains of submarines sunk as part of the German surrender, and dive to the wreck of Hitler's deadliest U-boat. On land, presenter Jules Hudson explores how a local airbase provided the vital cover the Allies needed to win the Battle of the Atlantic