| Description |
xxx, 530 pages, [24] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [463]-510) and index. |
| Contents |
The phony war that wasn't -- Caught hopping -- Rash moves -- The end of the beginning -- U-boats on the rampage -- Churchill declares "the Battle of the Atlantic" -- Moving the goalposts again -- America goes for it -- Secret weapons -- Fingers in the dyke -- Shifting fortunes -- Beating the drum -- Overstretched everywhere -- Disaster in the Arctic -- Goading the bear -- Dönitz seizes his chance -- Changes at the top -- "The Battle of the Air" -- A very narrow escape -- A dramatic turnabout -- The reckoning -- The beginning of the end -- Epilogue: fates disentwined. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the North Atlantic conflict during World War II, where shipping lanes between the United States and the Allied forces in Europe were under attack from German U-boats from 1940 to 1945. |
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Jonathan Dimbleby's The Battle of the Atlantic offers a detailed and immersive account of this campaign, placing it within the context of the war as a whole. Dimbleby delves into the politics on both sides of the Atlantic, revealing the role of Bletchley Park and the complex and dynamic relationship between America and England. He uses contemporary diaries and letters from leaders and sailors to chilling effect, evoking the lives and experiences of those who fought the longest battle of World War Two. This is the definitive account of the Battle of the Atlantic. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations.
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Military operations, Naval. (OCoLC)fst01710244
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Military operations, Naval -- Submarine.
(OCoLC)fst01710248
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Atlantic Ocean. (OCoLC)fst01240722
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| Chronological Term |
1939 - 1945
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| ISBN |
9780190495855 |
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0190495855 |
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