Angus Konstam

The Convoy

Hg-76: Taking the Fight to Hitler's U-Boats

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A fresh approach to the Battle of the Atlantic, told through the spectacular story of HG-76, a major turning point in the naval war.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 157mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 564g
• ISBN-13: 9781472857682
• ISBN-10: 1472857682
• Artikelnr.: 67135351

Autorenporträt

Angus Konstam is a widely published and highly respected military and naval historian, with numerous books to his credit. A former Royal Naval officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, he is also a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Historical Society. Angus is the author of several major books, including his pirate biography Blackbeard, Jutland 1916, The Battle of North Cape and Sovereigns of the Sea - an award-winning study of Renaissance warships. His most recent titles are the highly acclaimed Mutiny on the Spanish Main, and Hunt the Bismarck. For more on the author, please visit www.anguskonstam.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Dark Time
Chapter 2: The Gibraltar Run
Chapter 3: Assembling the Convoy
Chapter 4: The Audacity
Chapter 5: Wolfpack Seeräuber
Chapter 6: Leaving the Rock
Chapter 7: First Blood to Nestor
Chapter 8: Home for Christmas
Chapter 9: Good Hunting
Chapter 10: Red, Black and Yellow Flights
Chapter 11: Gengelbach's Revenge
Chapter 12: Operation Buttercup
Chapter 13: Winkle's First Kill
Chapter 14: Lit up by Snowflakes
Chapter 15: The Loss of Audacity
Chapter 16: The Western Approaches
Chapter 17: Home Run
Chapter 18: Taking Stock
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Appendix I: The Merchant Ships of Convoy HG-76
Appendix II: The Convoy Escorts
Appendix III. U-boats Involved
Index

Rezensionen

This gripping story of a vitally important wartime convoy battle is long overdue.