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A measureless peril : America in the fight for the Atlantic, the longest battle of World War II /

In "A Measureless Peril," the historian Richard Snow captures all the drama of the merciless contest between the quickly built U.S. warships and the ever-more cunning and lethal U-boats that controlled the sea lanes of the Atlantic during WWII.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Snow, Richard, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2010.
Edition:1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Atlantic Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
United States. > Navy > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Destroyer escorts > United States > History > 20th century.
Destroyer escorts > Atlantic Ocean > History > 20th century.
United States. > Navy > Biography.
Sailors > United States > Biography.
Description
Summary:In "A Measureless Peril," the historian Richard Snow captures all the drama of the merciless contest between the quickly built U.S. warships and the ever-more cunning and lethal U-boats that controlled the sea lanes of the Atlantic during WWII.
Physical Description:x, 353 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-338) and index.
ISBN:9781416591108 (hc.)
1416591109 (hc.)