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The history of the battle for the Atlantic is well documented, but Dimbleby's work, with its emphasis on the strategic importance of the battle, is an excellent addition to the story, and \u003cb\u003eexpert historians as well as general readers can enjoy this effort\u003c\/b\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eDimbleby's\u003cb\u003e incisive, gripping narrative uniquely places the campaign in the context of the entire war \u003c\/b\u003eas it recounts the\u003cb\u003e horror and humanity\u003c\/b\u003e of life on those perilous oceans. -- Richard Blackmore * The Independent *\u003cbr\u003eThe strength of the book is its \u003cb\u003evivid evocation of dramatic events\u003c\/b\u003e -- Robert Tombs * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Battle of the Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea wonderfully readable mix of vivid personal stories\u003c\/b\u003e and the penetrating questions that you wish someone had put to Churchill -- Bronwen Maddox, Editor-in-Chief of Prospect Magazine\u003cbr\u003eDimbleby captures the savagery of the fighting and of the sea itself... he has\u003cb\u003e tackled the complexities in a very accessible way\u003c\/b\u003e; but more importantly he has \u003cb\u003ewoven a compelling narrative\u003c\/b\u003e of the people who fought, directed and ultimately decided our fate -- Admiral Lord West\u003cbr\u003eI liked Jonathan Dimbleby's \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of the Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and was gobsmacked to learn that the Germans read British radio messages much better than we read theirs. 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