The Battle of the Atlantic : how the allies won the war

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Jonathan Dimbleby's The Battle of the Atlantic offers a detailed and immersive account of this campaign, placing it within the context of the war as a whole. Dimbleby delves into the politics on both sides of the Atlantic, revealing the role of Bletchley Park and the complex and dynamic relatio...

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Main Author: Dimbleby, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Atlantic Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations.
Table of Contents:
  • The phony war that wasn't
  • Caught hopping
  • Rash moves
  • The end of the beginning
  • U-boats on the rampage
  • Churchill declares "the Battle of the Atlantic"
  • Moving the goalposts again
  • America goes for it
  • Secret weapons
  • Fingers in the dyke
  • Shifting fortunes
  • Beating the drum
  • Overstretched everywhere
  • Disaster in the Arctic
  • Goading the bear
  • Dönitz seizes his chance
  • Changes at the top
  • "The Battle of the Air"
  • A very narrow escape
  • A dramatic turnabout
  • The reckoning
  • The beginning of the end
  • Epilogue: fates disentwined.

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