The Forgotten Fear

How German U-Boats Brought WWII to Newfoundland’s Doorstep

It was a cold January in 1942, and most Newfoundlanders were just trying to survive the winter. Life was simple—or at least, it had been before the war. Across the Atlantic, battles raged in Europe, but here, in the quiet Dominion of Newfoundland, people clung to a sense of distance from the conflict. That illusion was about to shatter.

The Drums of War …