Turning the tide : how a small band of Allied sailors defeated the U-boats and won the Battle of the Atlantic / Ed Offley.
"The gripping story of how, during a twelve-week period in the spring of 1943, a handful of battle-hardened American, British, and Canadian sailors turned the tide in the Atlantic. Using extensive archival research and interviews with key survivors, Offley places the reader at the heart of the most...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books/Perseus Books Group,
[2011], ©2011.
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| Physical Description: | xxviii, 478 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
"The gripping story of how, during a twelve-week period in the spring of 1943, a handful of battle-hardened American, British, and Canadian sailors turned the tide in the Atlantic. Using extensive archival research and interviews with key survivors, Offley places the reader at the heart of the most decisive maritime battle of World War II."--Amazon.com. |
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| Call Number: | D770 .O36 2011 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 452-459) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780465013975 (hbk.) 046501397X (hbk.) |