The burning shore [electronic resource] : how Hitler's U-boats brought World War II to America / Ed Offley.

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"On June 15, 1942, as thousands of vacationers lounged in the sun at Virginia Beach, two massive fireballs erupted just offshore from a convoy of oil tankers steaming into Chesapeake Bay. While men, women, and children gaped from the shore, two damaged oil tankers fell out of line and began to sink....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Offley, Edward
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014]
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, German.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Atlantic Ocean.
Submarines (Ships) > Germany > History > 20th century.
Submarines (Ships) > Atlantic Coast (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
Atlantic Coast (U.S.) > History, Naval > 20th century.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2014 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Variant Title:
The Burning Shore: How Hitler's U-boats Brought World War II to America
Format: Electronic eBook

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ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2014 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)