Shadows on the horizon : the battle of Convoy HX-233 / W.A. Haskell ; foreword by Jürgen Rohwer.
Shadows on the horizon : the battle of Convoy HX-233 / W.A. Haskell ; foreword by Jürgen Rohwer.
Shadows on the horizon : the battle of Convoy HX-233 / W.A. Haskell ; foreword by Jürgen Rohwer.
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Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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N940.5429/2
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English
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Physical content
192 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The Convoy System and Convoy HX-233 -- 2. British Air Support & Escorts -- 3. The US Navy Armed Guard and DEMS -- 4. On Board U-175 -- 5. U-175's First Patrol: The Caribbean Theatre -- 6. U-175's Second Patrol: West Africa -- 7. U-175's Third and Final Patrol -- 8. The Grey Wolves Gather -- 9. Th...
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Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 1998.
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Maryland
Date Published
1998.
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This book tells the saga of a German front-line U-Boat, U-175, which, with her compatriots, very nearly severed Britain's lifeline across the Atlantic, and which culminated in a critical battle around Convoy HX-233 in the Spring of 1943. The author was a witness to the battle and this, combined with the meticulous research of original documents and...
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Shadows on the horizon : the battle of Convoy HX-233 / W.A. Haskell ; foreword by Jürgen Rohwer.
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**LC HAS REQ'D # of SHELF COPIES**
First published in Great Britain in 1998 by Chatham Publ., London.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-187) and index.
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N940.5429/2
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74Vvgv0PbWNZ
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1557508879
9781557508874
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991012226359702626
