The Battle of the Atlantic : how the allies won the war / Jonathan Dimbleby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dimbleby, Jonathan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Atlantic Ocean.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Submarine.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (585 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jonathan Dimbleby offers a gripping account of the Battle of the Atlantic, the most destructive naval campaign in history, revealing its central importance to the outcome of World War Two.

Contents:

Cover; Half-Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Maps and Illustrations; Preface: A Momentous Victory; Plates; 1. The Phony War that Wasn't; 2. Caught Hopping; 3. Rash Moves; 4. The End of the Beginning; 5. U- Boats on the Rampage; 6. Churchill Declares 'The Battle of the Atlantic'; 7. Moving the Goalposts Again; 8 . America Goes for It; 9 . Secret Weapons; 10 . Fingers in the Dyke; 11. Shifting Fortunes; 12. Beating the Drum; 13. Overstretched Everywhere; 14. Disaster in the Arctic; 15. Goading the Bear; 16. Dönitz Seizes His Chance; 17. Changes at the Top

18. 'The Battle of the Air'19. A Very Narrow Escape; 20. A Dramatic Turnabout; 21 . The Reckoning; 22. The Beginning of the End; Epilogue: Fates Disentwined; Acknowledgements; Select Bibliography; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-049586-3

OCLC:

1441737179