The how the allies won the war Dimbleby, Jonathan 1944- creator text bibliography enk 2015 monographic eng

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xxx, 530 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm The Battle of the Atlantic was - though often overlooked - crucial to the Allied victory. If the German U-boats had prevailed, the maritime artery across the Atlantic would have been severed. Mass hunger would have consumed Britain, and the Allied armies would have been prevented from joining in the invasion of Europe. There would have been no D-Day. Through fascinating contemporary diaries and letters, from the leaders and from the sailors on all sides, Jonathan Dimbleby creates a thrilling narrative that uniquely places the campaign in the context of the entire Second World War. Challenging conventional wisdom on the use of intelligence and on Churchill's bombing campaign, The Battle of the Atlantic tells the epic story of the decisions that led to victory, and the horror and humanity of life on those perilous seas The phony war that wasn't -- Caught hopping -- Rash moves -- The end of the beginning -- U-boats on the rampage -- Churchill declares "the Battle of the Atlantic" -- Moving the goalposts again -- America goes for it -- Secret weapons -- Fingers in the dyke -- Shifting fortunes -- Beating the drum -- Overstretched everywhere -- Disaster in the Arctic -- Goading the bear -- Dönitz seizes his chance -- Changes at the top -- "The Battle of the Air" -- A very narrow escape -- A dramatic turnabout -- The reckoning -- The beginning of the end -- Epilogue: fates disentwined. Jonathan Dimbleby. Includes bibliographical references and index. l------ World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Atlantic Ocean Guerra mundial II, 1939-1945 Campañas Océano Atlántico Campañas militares World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations Submarine Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 Operaciones navales Submarinos World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 Operaciones navales D 770 D582b 2015 940.54/293 9780241186619 0241186617 2015032726 DLC 150820 20240809171541.0 18751608 eng