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Convoy: The Greatest U Boat Battle of the War (Cassell Military Paperbacks) (Paperback)

by Martin Middlebrook (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Cassell military (12 Jun 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0304365785
  • ISBN-13: 978-0304365784
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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'Martin Middlebrook is distinguished for his detailed analysis of major military actions and this work, first published in 1976, retains an honoured place in the bibliography of the Battle of the Atlantic.' SHIPS TELEGRAPH (Ministy of Defence) Oct 03


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An assured supply of armaments, petrol and foodstuffs from the US was vital to the British war effort, especially in the early days of the Second World War. The route across the north Atlantic, treacherous enough in itself, was made infinitely more so by German U-boats prowling in their wolf packs, ready for the quick kill. Merchant ships, slow and defenceless, were gathered in great convoys and shepherded across the pond by their escort destroyers, frigates and corvettes, offering at least some protection against the unseen enemy. Martin Middlebrook's account of two such convoys encompasses all the danger, drama and sheer awfulness of life - and death - at sea in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 16 April 2007
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This is an excellent book focusing on two convoys, one fast and one slow, that were at sea at the same time and therefore became involved in the same mid Atlantic battle. By focusing on one battle from start to finish Martin Middlebrook succeeds in rendering the often tragic Battle of the Atlantic far more real and human. In most other books on the subject the battle becomes reduced to a mere list of ships and statistics. Here, we meet the usually faceless and nameless crews, many of whom emanated from countries not otherwise involved in WWII and were basically carrying out the only job they ever knew in the middle of an often brutal, nightmarish warzone... and ceased to be paid the moment their ship was sunk, always assuming they survived. We also meet the crews and the inexperienced commander of the overstretched multinational escort group charged with protecting the convoys, who too late to alter the slower convoy's course discover that they are sailing straight into the jaws of the largest wolf pack the German navy ever assembled to attack a convoy, involving over 40 U boats. Some of the decisions the young commander was forced to make were appalling - the escort group was far to small to cope with the massive and unceasing U-boat assault and if a ship was sunk he could often not spare a ship to go back and search for survivors; in one instance this led to a tragic result that haunted him for the rest of his short life as he discovered too late that a merchant vessel he designated to rescue over 80 survivors from one stricken vessel had ignored the order and left the passengers to die. Despite all this - the battle was utterly one sided as the U-boats swamped the escort group - the book ends on a note of hope: this battle was the last major success the U-boats enjoyed. Within a matter of months the allies utilised new technology to defeat the U-boat menace once and for all. Tragically, however it came to late for the men involved in this hard and unglamorous battle for survival. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, 26 Feb 2009
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A fascinating insight of the battle of the Atlantic. Martin Middlebrook's books are an excellent way for readers new to war history books to pick up and read. They give a very human aspect of the war, his research and interviews with people from both sides make for a fascinating read. Superb
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