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Battle of the Atlantic 1939–41
- RAF Coastal Command's hardest fight against the U-boats
Engelsk Paperback
Battle of the Atlantic 1939–41
- RAF Coastal Command's hardest fight against the U-boats
Engelsk Paperback

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This is the David-and-Goliath story of how RAF Coastal Command battled with outdated aircraft against the deadly U-boat fleet during the crucial first years of World War II.

At the start of World War II, few thought the U-boat would be as devastating as it proved to be. But convoys and sonar-equipped escorts proved inadequate to defend the Allies’ merchantmen, and the RAF’s only offensive weapon was the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. For RAF Coastal Command, the first two years of the war were the hardest. Although starved of resources, operating with outdated aircraft and often useless weaponry, they were still the only force that could take the fight to the U-boats.

But in these two years, the RAF learned what it needed to win the Battle of the Atlantic. Gradually developing new tactics and technology, such as airborne radar, signals intelligence, and effective weaponry, the Allies ended 1941 in a position to defeat Dönitz’s growing fleet of U-boats.

This book, the first of two volumes, explains the fascinating history of how the RAF kept the convoys alive against the odds, and developed the force that would prevail in the climactic battles of 1942 and 1943.







Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9781472836038
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1472836030
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
20 feb 2020
Længde:
7mm
Bredde:
189mm
Højde:
249mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato:
20 feb 2020
Forfatter(e):
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