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

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-
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Scribner, 2011.
Edition:First Scribner trade paperback edition.
Subjects:
United States. > Navy > History > World War, 1939-1945.
United States. > Navy > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Atlantic Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
Destroyer escorts > United States > History > 20th century.
Destroyer escorts > Atlantic Ocean > History > 20th century.
Sailors > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:x, 353 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Format: Book
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.
Call Number:D770 .S56 2010
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-338) and index.
ISBN:9781416591115 (pbk.)
1416591117 (pbk.)