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
Contents:
  • "What's the matter with the Davis?" : Looking back on the Atlantic struggle
  • Flower show : The dangerous state of the U.S. navy on the eve of war, 1939
  • Too dumb to stay on the farm : The making of a sailor, 1940
  • Building Hitler's navey : Superbattleships vs. submarines, 1933-39
  • "The simple principle of fighting several steamers with several U-boats" : Captain Deonitz works out his strategy, 1918-39
  • On the devil's shovel : U-boat life, 1939-45
  • The end of the Athenia : The sea war begins, 1939
  • Captain Gainard's killer dillers : An American freighter comes to the rescue, 1939
  • Prison ship : The difficulties of keeping out the the war, 1939-40
  • The neutrality patrol : Guarding the western hemisphere, 1939-40
  • "A new chapter of world history" : The destroyer deal goes forward, 1940
  • Doenitz goes to France : Germany builds her Biscay U-boat bases, 1940
  • Germany first : Planning America's naval war, 1940
  • A length of garden hose : FDR sell Lend-Lease, 1940
  • Fishing trip : Churchill and Roosevelt meet, 1941
  • The moving square mile : Learning and relearning the lessons of convoy, 1917-41
  • The rattlesnakes of the Atlantic : America's first losses, 1941
  • A present in the Führer's lap : Hitler declares war, 1941
  • Five boats against America : The East Coast submarine offensive, 1942
  • The most even-tempered man in the Navy : Admiral King in command, 1942
  • The holligan navy : Yachts and cabin cruisers go to war, 1942
  • Panic party : The "mystery ship" fiasco, 1942
  • Cadet O'Hara's last fight : The Naval Armed Guard and the ordeal of the Stephen Hopkins, 1942
  • "Start swinging, lady" : The Liberty ships, 1941-45
  • A visit to the ship cemetery : Desperate times on the Eastern seaboard, 1943
  • "Sighted sub..." : A little good news, 1943
  • How Lieutenant Snow got to sea : A reserve officer's journey, 1943
  • The smallest major war vessel : Inventing the destroyer escort, 1942
  • "Set the watch" : The birth of a warship, 1943
  • The heartbeat of the pings : The importance of sonar, 1941-45
  • "How many Germans will it kill?" : Learning to use radar, 1940-43
  • The fleet without a gun : Admiral King remakes his command, 1943
  • Steaming as before : The essence of Atlantic duty, 1943-45
  • Combustible, vulnerable, and expendable : The escort carrier joins the fight, 1944
  • Captain Just's last fight : The final days of the Kriegsmarine, 1945
  • Do hostilities ever cease? : After the convoys, 1945
  • When daylight comes : From then to now.