The Battle of the Atlantic, Torpedo Junction, and the Archaeological Record: The Battle of the Atlantic Research and Expedition Group’s Campaign 2021
Author(s): William R. Chadwell
Year: 2017
Summary
The waters off the Outer Banks of North Carolina were the scene of some of the most intense activity on the US East Coast by German submarines in World War II, particularly during 1942. Today evidence of that struggle remains in the form of the wrecks of roughly 100 ships and submarines. The Battle of the Atlantic Research and Expedition Group is a 501(c)3 educational nonprofit corporation made up nearly exclusively of avocational archaeologists and historians all of whom are recreational or technical scuba divers. This paper will provide an overview of the Group and its 5-year plan for contributing to the archaeological understanding of this crucial time in American history.
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The Battle of the Atlantic, Torpedo Junction, and the Archaeological Record: The Battle of the Atlantic Research and Expedition Group’s Campaign 2021. William R. Chadwell. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Fort Worth, TX. 2017 ( tDAR id: 435621)
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Keywords
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
1942-45
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 327