In Great Waters: The Epic Story of the Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-45

by Spencer Dunmore

Book Overview

It was probably the most important battle of the Second World War. The German attempt to stem the vital trans-Atlantic flow of men and supplies to Britain would cost the Allies more than 2,600 merchant ships, 30,000 merchant seamen's lives, 5,000 aircrew, and about 2,500 aircraft. The battle ranged across the ocean: from the waters of the St. Lawrence, through the treacherous open sea of the North Atlantic, to the fjords of Norway and the Bat of Biscay...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771029365
• ISBN13: 9780771029363
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

So close to defeat

Have you ever read a murder mystery where you already know the outcome, but you still plow on in an agony of suspense? This history of the Battle of the Atlantic is a very readable one-volume rendering of the battle we almost lost, and although you know the outcome, you will hold your breath as the German U-boats sink enormous numbers of ships while the high-ranking officers of the Allied Command haggle and bumble their way along the high seas, refusing to cooperate or use the latest weapons. And the ending happily comes just in time as you say "How did we win? The cost was almost unbearable. The book is a well-done wartime history in the excellent style Dunmore has done before.