German U-boats, known as "iron coffins", terrorized Allied ships during World War II and were responsible for thousands of deaths. This volume, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic, brings together historians from both sides of the ocean to discuss this important campaign. As well as offering new insights into both familiar and more neglected aspects, the book reflects the human dimension of the conflict, paying tribute to the whole spectrum of personnel involved - planners and strategists, spies and code-breakers, naval officers and crews, merchant sailors, and civilians.…mehr
German U-boats, known as "iron coffins", terrorized Allied ships during World War II and were responsible for thousands of deaths. This volume, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic, brings together historians from both sides of the ocean to discuss this important campaign. As well as offering new insights into both familiar and more neglected aspects, the book reflects the human dimension of the conflict, paying tribute to the whole spectrum of personnel involved - planners and strategists, spies and code-breakers, naval officers and crews, merchant sailors, and civilians.
Timothy J. Runyan is professor of history at Cleveland State University and editor of The American Neptune journal. Jan M. Copes is lecturer of history at Cleveland State University and assistant editor of The American Neptune.
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Preface Introduction: An American Assessment The Early Years The Atlantic in the Strategic Perspective of Hitler and Roosevelt, 1940 1941 The Views of Stimson and Knox on Atlantic Strategy and Planning Codes and Ciphers: Radio Communication and Intelligence Planning the Defense of the South Atlantic, 1939 1941: Securing Brazil Brazil, Espionage, and Dönitz's Dream The "Happy Time" The Character of the German Naval Offensive: October 1940 June 194 The U.S. Navy and Operation Roll of Drums, 1942 Squaring Some of the Corners: The Royal Canadian Navy and the Pattern of the Atlantic War The Battle of the Atlantic, 1941 1943: Peaks and Troughs The U Boat War off the Outerbanks Turning the Tide "Situation Extremely Dangerous": Three Atlantic Convoys in February 1943 Ultra, Air Power, and the Second Battle of the St. Lawrence, 1944 Operation Teardrop Revisited Mahan's Principles and the Battle of the Atlantic Kapitän Fred Krage: Blockade Runner Looking Back United States Merchant Marine Casualties The Merchant Marine Cadet Corps Port in a Storm: The Port of New York in World War II The Coast Guard Captains of the Ports The Battle of the Atlantic in Feature Films
Preface Introduction: An American Assessment The Early Years The Atlantic in the Strategic Perspective of Hitler and Roosevelt, 1940 1941 The Views of Stimson and Knox on Atlantic Strategy and Planning Codes and Ciphers: Radio Communication and Intelligence Planning the Defense of the South Atlantic, 1939 1941: Securing Brazil Brazil, Espionage, and Dönitz's Dream The "Happy Time" The Character of the German Naval Offensive: October 1940 June 194 The U.S. Navy and Operation Roll of Drums, 1942 Squaring Some of the Corners: The Royal Canadian Navy and the Pattern of the Atlantic War The Battle of the Atlantic, 1941 1943: Peaks and Troughs The U Boat War off the Outerbanks Turning the Tide "Situation Extremely Dangerous": Three Atlantic Convoys in February 1943 Ultra, Air Power, and the Second Battle of the St. Lawrence, 1944 Operation Teardrop Revisited Mahan's Principles and the Battle of the Atlantic Kapitän Fred Krage: Blockade Runner Looking Back United States Merchant Marine Casualties The Merchant Marine Cadet Corps Port in a Storm: The Port of New York in World War II The Coast Guard Captains of the Ports The Battle of the Atlantic in Feature Films
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