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The Battle of the Atlantic : Hitler's Gray Wolves of the sea and the Allies' desperate struggle to defeat them /

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The Battle of the Atlantic was the decisive naval battle of the Second World War. Beginning on 3 September 1939 and lasting until VE Day in 1945, the Battle of the Atlantic was the longest, largest and most complex naval battle in history. Comprehending this conflict at the time was probably an impo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Andrew, 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, [2003]
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Atlantic Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, British.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, German.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Atlantique, Océan.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales allemandes.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations sous-marines.
Military campaigns.
Military operations, Naval > German.
Military operations, Naval > Submarine.
Atlantic Ocean.
Seekrieg
Atlantischer Ozean
Geschichte 1940-1945.
1939-1945
Personal Narrative
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / David Syrett
  • Author's note
  • The Freikorps Dönitz
  • Pingers
  • Happy times
  • Wolf pack
  • Mortal danger
  • The end of the Wolves
  • Special intelligence
  • Beating the drum
  • The sardine tin
  • Survivors
  • Collapse
  • Sacrifice.