Why the Battles of the Atlantic fade from public memory

Why are the two Battles of the Atlantic underrepresented in public imagination?

One proposed explanation is that they expose frightening dependence on maritime trade, which governments often fail to explain as plainly as Japan does.

One explanation for the Atlantic campaigns' limited place in public memory is reluctance to confront dependence on uninterrupted maritime trade. During his visit to Japan, Clarke found public displays explaining the JMSDF's purpose through imported food, energy, and the export economy. British and American discussions often make that connection less directly. For Britain and Japan especially, blocked sea lanes mean empty shelves and economic disruption rather than a distant naval problem. The campaigns are also absorbed into larger world-war narratives, obscuring their distinct strategic logic. A future great-power war would not necessarily turn nuclear so quickly that an extended Atlantic campaign became impossible.