SEVENTY-NINE YEARS ago the end was in sight for World War 2. Germany unconditionally surrendered on May 7, 1945. Japan unconditionally surrendered on September 2, 1945.
Russia is clearly committed to the Lada-class. But it is a submarine that does not—and will never—live up to the expectations. The old Soviet Union was known for having a fearsome navy.
Modern analysis indicates that she was sunk by on the night of October 14/15 by the Italian submarine Enrico Toti. Sam was educated at Wellington, entered Dartmouth in 1958 and, after worldwide ...