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During the Second World War, merchant shipping was Britain's lifeline. Essential goods needed from Asia, Australia, Africa and America had to be brought across the oceans in merchant convoys escorted by British and Commonwealth warships. German U-boats, surface raiders and aircraft did their best to attack and sink these vital convoys and it became increasingly difficult to maintain supplies of raw materials like timber and iron, and foods like meat, cheese, butter and oranges. As the Germans tightened the noose on Britain's Atlantic supply lines, the pressure grew ever greater on Britons to become self-sufficient. The sinking of Allied merchant vessels mounted and Germany came close to winning the Battle of the Atlantic and starving Britain into submission. More Allied merchant ships were lost to Axis U-boat attack than to any other cause combined - in fact more than 1400 ships. In this unique and comprehensive reference volume, the author has gone back to primary sources to provide full details for each and every one of these ships - including the sinking of the vessels, the U-boat and commander responsible, and survivors, if any.Product Identifiers
PublisherT.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
ISBN-139780750927604
eBay Product ID (ePID)90432404
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBritish and Commonwealth Merchant Ship Losses to Axis Submarines 1939-1945
Publication Year2001
SubjectHistory, Business
TypeTextbook
AuthorAlan Tennent
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Weight320 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAlan Tennent