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Battle of the Atlantic

The Battle of the Atlantic, Sept.1939-May 1943 v. 1

By: Samuel Eliot Morison, Dudley Wright Knox (Introduction by)

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Paperback | 1 January 1947

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This is the first volume chronologically, but the second in order of publication, of Captain Morison's "shooting history." The first to be published was Volume II, "Operations in North African Waters, October 1942-June 1943," of which Fletcher Pratt wrote in the "New York Sun," "If the remaining volumes are up to the level of this one, it will stand not only as the most complete, but also the most readable work of its kind ever published." The present book deals with the defense of our own shores and ships. It describes the gradual emergence of the Navy from the neutrality patrol and Western Hemisphere defense, through the "short-of-war" phases to full-fledged war with Germany and Italy. Much of it is devoted to the history of transatlantic, coastal, Russian, Caribbean and Brazilian convoys, and to the war on the U-boats. There are chapters on the fearful ordeal of the North Russian run, on the experiences of lonely merchantmen with Naval Armed Guards, on operations off the coast of Brazil, and on auxiliary efforts such as the Coastal Picket Patrol by sailing yachts (the "Hooligans"), the Mystery Ships, and the Civil Air Patrol.

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Non-Fiction History General & World History Regional & National History History of the Americas Warfare & Defence Naval Forces & Warfare Military History Second World War Specific Events & Topics in History Maritime History

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction, The United States Navy Between World Wars	p. xxxiii
International Limitation of Naval Armaments	p. xxxv
Pacifist Propaganda	p. xli
The "Billy Mitchell" Crusade	p. xlv
Development of Fleet Aviation	p. xlix
Development of Amphibious Warfare	p. liii
General Progress	p. lvi
Comparison of Naval Strength	p. lx
Abbreviations Used in Text	p. 2
The Naval Antagonists, 1939-1940	p. 3
The Nazi Navy and Naval Policy	p. 3
The Royal Navies	p. 11
The Neutrality Patrol of the Atlantic Squadron	p. 13
Transatlantic Convoys under Anglo-Canadian Escort, September 1939-December 1940	p. 17
Convoy Definitions	p. 17
The Transatlantic Convoys	p. 19
Effect of the Fall of France, June 1940	p. 22
"Short of War" Policy, June 1940-March 1941	p. 27
The "Two-Ocean Navy"	p. 27
Martinique and Neutrality Patrol	p. 30
The Destroyer-Naval Base Deal with Britain	p. 33
Lend-Lease	p. 36
Staff Conversations and Basic Strategic Decisions, August 1940-March 1941	p. 38
Admiral Stark and Exploratory Conversations
The Basic Strategic Concept of the War
Transatlantic Escort Plans and the Support Force	p. 48
"Short of War" Operations, March-August 1941	p. 56
British Transatlantic Convoys, March-May 1941	p. 56
Greenland and Western Hemisphere Defense	p. 58
The Crisis of Midsummer, 1941	p. 64
Unlimited National Emergency
The Escort-building Program
Azores or Iceland?
Casco and Argentia
The Atlantic Conference
The United States Navy Joins Battle, September-December 1941	p. 74
From Patrol to Escort Duty	p. 74
Occupation of Iceland; Operation Plans of July
Attack on U.S.S. Greer; de Facto War Begins
Atlantic Patrol
Navy Begins Escort Duty
First Blood for the Nazis	p. 92
Attack on Convoy SC-48; U.S.S. Kearny
Sinking of U.S.S. Reuben James; Winter Escort Duty
Convoy Procedure and Early Lessons	p. 99
Procedure
Communications
The Fueling Problem
The First American Convoy to the Orient, WS-12X	p. 109
The German Submarine Offensive of 1942, January-July 1942	p. 114
Transatlantic Convoys, December 1941-June 1942	p. 114
The Assault on Coastal and Caribbean Shipping	p. 125
From New England South
Gulf Sea Frontier
Caribbean
Off the Canal Entrance
First Kills of U-Boats	p. 154
The North Russia Run, December 1941-July 1942	p. 158
Conditions and Urgencies	p. 158
The Tough Month of March	p. 164
Task Force 39	p. 167
Convoys PQ-16 and QP-13	p. 171
The Ordeal of PQ-17	p. 179
Missions to Malta, April-May 1942	p. 193
Trends and Conclusions, January-June 1942	p. 198
The Organization of Anti-Submarine Warfare, 1939-1942	p. 302
The Complex Problem	p. 202
Administration and Sea Frontiers	p. 205
Weapons and Devices	p. 200
Anti-Submarine Weapons
Sound Geac and Sound Schools
The Anti-Submarine Warfare Unit
Scientists at Operational Level
Radar in Anti-Submarine Applications
The High-Frequency Direction-Finder
The Anti-Submarine Fleet	p. 229
Subchasers
The Subchaser School at Miami
Cutters, Gunboats and Destroyers
Air Power and the Submarine	p. 237
The Army Anti-Submarine Air Command
The Naval Air Patrol
Coastal Convoys	p. 252
Atlantic Coast Shipping Lanes
"Bucket Brigades"
Convoys Extended Coastwise
Caribbean Convoys
The Interlocking System
Amateurs and Auxiliaries	p. 266
The Patrols	p. 266
Inshore
Ship Lane
Coastal Picket
Civil Air
Mystery Ships	p. 281
Fishermen and Air Observers	p. 286
Merchant Ships and Their Armament	p. 290
Ship Production	p. 290
Naval Armed Guards	p. 296
Examples, Errors and Lessons, January-June 1942	p. 303
Ten Months' Incessant Battle, July 1942-April 1943	p. 311
Trends	p. 311
Transatlantic Convoys	p. 317
Daylight Attacks
The Midwinter Blitz
Troop Convoys
Heineman's Harriers
Gulf and Caribbean	p. 346
Central Transatlantic Convoys	p. 352
North Russia Convoys	p. 358
Tuscaloosa's Mission
Convoy PQ-18
"Trickle" and Renewed Convoys
American Seamen in North Russia Ports
"Deus E Brasileiro," September 1941-April 1943	p. 376
Unescorted Ships with Armed Guards	p. 392
Analysis and Conclusion, April 1943	p. 400
The Situation from the German Point of View	p. 400
The Situation from the Allied Point of View	p. 403
Losses of Merchant Shipping	p. 410
Monthly Sinkings of German and Italian Submarines	p. 415
Arming of Merchant Vessels	p. 416
Mine Fields Laid by U-Boats in Western Atlantic, 1942	p. 417
The Support Force Atlantic Fleet, 18 March 1941	p. 418
The Atlantic Fleet of the United States Navy, August 1942	p. 419
Index	p. 423
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