Author: WILLIAMSON, GORDON
Title: U-Boats Vs Destroyer Escorts: The Battle of the Atlantic
Description: Oxford, England: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2007. Sixth Printing; Softcover. ISBN: 1846031338. Illustrated by Lee James Ray. Duel Series; B&W and Color & Map; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 80 pages; Soft cover has blue spine with white lettering. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with color and b/w pictures and maps. 'Winston Churchill claimed that the "U-boat peril" was the only thing that ever frightened him during World War II. A formidable foe, the U-boat was developed from a small coastal vessel into a state-of-the-art killer, successfully stalking the high seas picking off merchant convoy ships. It was not until the destroyer escort was introduced, alongside the development of destroyer groups with dedicated anti-submarine tactics, that there was an effective means of defence and attack against the U-boat peril. Gordon Williamson describes the design and development of these two deadly opponents, their strengths and weaknesses and of their tactics, weaponry and training. He provides an insight into the lives of the Allied Navy and Wolf Pack crews as they played their deadly games of cat and mouse on the high seas, gambling not only with their lives but with the fate of their nations.'. Fine .

Keywords: 1846031338 Military History; Submarines; War Ships; Naval History; World War 2 Battles; World War Ii Battles; Atlantic Ocean; German Military History; British Military History; Education European History American History Naval/Marine/Sailing Geography Eng