Attack & Sink - The Battle of the Atlantic Summer 1941, Second Edition (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition)

This was the signal that Admiral Donitz sent to the commanders of the 21 U-boats of the Markgraf wolf-pack on 9 September 1941 just before the US entered the war. Sixty-three merchant ships; a number old and dilapidated and all slow and heavy-laden with vital supplies from the United States for the United Kingdom, were strung out in 12 columns abreast, covering 25 miles of inhospitable ocean. They set sail from Nova Scotia at a time when the German U-boats were sinking more than one hundred ships a month and the US Navy could do nothing but stand-by and watch (at least officially). The convoy's escort of one destroyer and three corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy, all untried in combat, was hopelessly outclassed when the battle for SC42 commenced. The battle lasted for seven days and covered 1,200 miles of ocean. First hand accounts by participants on both sides add interest and drama. The true story of U-571.

General

Imprint:	Brick Tower Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2021
First published:	September 2013
Authors:	Bernard Edwards
Dimensions:	135 x 210 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	226
Edition:	2 Revised Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-899694-40-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Naval forces & warfare Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	1-899694-40-4
Barcode:	9781899694402

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