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This is a rousing military history of the Battle of the Atlantic, when a high-seas showdown between the Allies and wolf packs of U-boats determined the outcome of the war against Nazi Germany. In "Turning the Tide", military reporter and author Ed Offley presents a rousing military history of the climax of the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II, when a handful of battle-hardened British, Canadian and American sailors successfully beat back the German U-Boats that were threatening the lifeline between the US and Britain. Tens of thousands of merchant seamen, naval gunners, civilian passengers and U-boat crewmen lost their lives in the Battle of the Atlantic, making it the deadliest naval conflict in history - but the losses were high because the stakes were even higher. If the U-boats had managed to sever the lifeline between the U.S. and Great Britain - as they seemed poised to do by late 1942 - Germany could have denied the Allies their springboard into the European continent, effectively costing them the war. Using interviews with key survivors on both sides and extensive research in German, British, and American archives, Offley puts the reader into the heart of the pivotal episodes of this critical conflict, showing how the Allies nearly lost - and ultimately regained - victory in both the Atlantic and in Europe itself.
| Introduction: A Fight in the Dark | p. ix |
| A City at War | p. 1 |
| The Adversaries | p. 37 |
| Movement to Contact | p. 63 |
| The U-boat | p. 79 |
| The Battle of the Codes | p. 93 |
| The Sighting | p. 107 |
| The Battle of St. PatrickÆs Day | p. 127 |
| Heavy Losses | p. 159 |
| Crisis in the North Atlantic | p. 179 |
| The Allies Fight Back | p. 211 |
| The First Skirmishes | p. 245 |
| The Mêlée at 55 North 042 West | p. 281 |
| Battle in the Fog | p. 319 |
| Defeat of the U-Boats | p. 337 |
| Epilogue | p. 367 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 393 |
| Critical Convoy Ships, March-May 1943 | p. 397 |
| North Atlantic Convoys at Sea, March 1-May 24, 1943 | p. 405 |
| German U-boats of World War II | p. 408 |
| Escort Warships | p. 413 |
| Equivalent World War II Naval Officer Ranks | p. 420 |
| Notes | p. 421 |
| Glossary | p. 444 |
| Bibliography | p. 452 |
| Index | p. 461 |
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ISBN: 9780465028733
ISBN-10: 046502873X
Audience:
General
For Ages: 18+ years old
For Grades: 9+
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 512
Published: 8th May 2012
Dimensions (cm): 22.6 x 14.5
x 3.3
Weight (kg): 0.567
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