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Allied shipping was in a desperate situation in 1942, as the
Germans were building U-boats faster than the British and the
Americans could sink them. By the summer of 1943, however, the tide
had turned, and Germany had lost the strategic initiative in the
Atlantic. This is the story of the great offensive that allowed the
Western Allies to gain the upper hand in the Atlantic war. Morison
describes the development of new weapons on both sides that
revolutionised the art of antisubmarine warfare: acoustic
torpedoes, guided missiles, the hedgehog, the snorkel, the airborne
microwave radar, the sonobuoy, and the"huff-duff" or high-frequency
direction-finder. With thrilling immediacy, he chronicles air
attacks on U-boats in the Bay of Biscay, hunter-killer groups that
protected escort carriers by hunting down wolf-packs of German
submarines, skirmishes conducted by radar under cover of darkness
and heavy fog, and the dramatic sinking of the Scharnhorst in the
North Atlantic. Bristling with action as well as fascinating
technical detail, Morison's account brilliantly conveys the
interplay of suspense and surprise as first one side, then the
other gained the advantage. About the Author Samuel Eliot Morison,
an eminent Harvard professor, was appointed by close friend
Franklin D. Roosevelt to write the history of U.S. naval operations
during World War II after convincing the president that too many
wartime histories were written after the fact or from a distance.
Hailed for its accuracy, narrative pace, and detail, this
monumental work presents a complete record of the U.S. Navy's war
at sea, covering the strategic planning, battle tactics, and
technological advances, as well as the heroic actions of American
sailors.
This book Presents Columbus in a realistic and non-idealised
manner. It logically disputes theories that have been used to
disparage Columbus, yet honestly portrays his treatment of the
native Americans he encountered. Having spent 2 years travelling
the sea routes that Columbus pioneered you get a sense of the
adventure, excitement and boredom that Columbus and his men must of
felt. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to
the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
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Morison here traces the roots of American universities in Europe,
as they have perhaps never been traced before; and with mellow
erudition, frequent flashes of wit, and a lively contemporary
perspective, he sketches in a realistic picture of the founding of
the first American university north of the Rio Grande.
Transactions Of The American Philosophical Society, V31, Part 4.
Maps By Bertram Greene.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1913 Edition.
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