On May 9, 1941, months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Bulldog captured the German submarine U-110 . Led by Captain Joe Baker-Cresswell, a boarding party of British sailors successfully retrieved the Enigma machine and its vital codebooks in absolute secrecy. It remains one of the most critical intelligence coups of World War II. The Backlash

Released in 2000 and directed by Jonathan Mostow, is a high-octane submarine thriller that has become as famous for its intense action as it has for its controversial "Americanization" of history. U.S. Naval Institute The Premise

“History as Spectacle: Historical Inaccuracy, National Mythology, and the Ethics of the War Film in Jonathan Mostow’s U-571”

The North Atlantic, 1942. The sea was a black, heaving beast.

The cast is a fascinating assembly of 1990s and 2000s talent. Matthew McConaughey, before his "McConaissance," leads the film, with Bill Paxton playing the doomed Captain Dahlgren and Harvey Keitel as the seasoned Chief Klough. The supporting cast features a notable appearance by rock star Jon Bon Jovi as Lt. Pete Emmett. The screenplay was co-written by David Ayer, who would go on to become a prominent director of gritty action films like Fury and Suicide Squad .