At 11 o'clock that night, a portentous hush settled on the German radio. Then came a flourish of trumpets, followed by the announcer's voice, vibrant with pride and triumph: "The Führer's Headquarters. The German High Command announces: A sub marine commanded by Senior Lieutenant von Billow has sunk in the middle of the North Atlantic the American aircraft carrier Ranger, employed to guard Atlantic convoy routes. The Führer has awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross [of the Iron Cross] to Lieutenant von Bülow, the 234th member of the German armed forces to receive the decoration." That announcement...
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