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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Dimbleby, Jonathan, author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Description:	xxx, 530 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean. World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine. World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations. Military campaigns. Military operations, Naval. Military operations, Naval -- Submarine. Atlantic Ocean.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10518781

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ISBN:	9780190495855 0190495855
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	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 relationship between America and England. He uses contemporary diaries and letters from leaders and sailors to chilling effect, evoking the lives and experiences of those who fought the longest battle of World War Two. This is the definitive account of the Battle of the Atlantic.

Table of Contents:

List of Maps and Illustrations
Preface: A Momentous Victory
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