Convoy: The Battle For Convoys Sc.122 And Hx.229 - Softcover

Middlebrook, Martin

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9780140166958: Convoy: The Battle For Convoys Sc.122 And Hx.229

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ISBN 10: 0140166955 ISBN 13: 9780140166958

Publisher: Penguin, 1992

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This book documents just one of the many conflicts in what was to become the longest battle of World War II - the Battle of the Atlantic, waged between the Nazi U-boats and the Allied shipping. Eminently readable, Middlebrook's authoritative style manages to bring to life the battle for convoys SC.122 and HX.229. Churchill is quoted as saying that the Battle of the Atlantic was 'the only thing that really frightened me' during the darkest hours of the war. The two convoys documented in this book set out from North America with vital supplies during the low point for allied shipping, when the U-boat threat was at its height. As the reader gets further in to the book, the battle comes alive with a sheer sense of the desperate immediacy of the nature of the conflict. The maps in the book are stylised, but clear, and are spaced out within the narrative depicting the state of the battle at key points. A section with some thirty-five carefully chosen black and white photos adds to the feel of the book. This is not a sterile encounter between ships, but a battle with dedicated, brave fighters on both sides. Clearly written and thoroughly researched, this book is a must for anyone interested in Maritime History or the History of World War II.

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