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Book SynopsisThis illustrated study explores, in detail, the climactic events of the Battle of the Atlantic, and how air power proved to be the Allies'' most important submarine-killer in one of the most bitterly fought naval campaigns of World War II.
As 1942 opened, both Nazi Germany and the Allies were ready for the climactic battles of the Atlantic to begin. Germany had 91 operational U-boats, and over 150 in training or trials. Production for 194244 was planned to exceed 200 boats annually. Karl Dönitz, running the Kriegsmarine''s U-boat arm, would finally have the numbers needed to run the tonnage war he wanted against the Allies.
Meanwhile, the British had, at last, assembled the solution to the U-boat peril. Its weapons and detection systems had improved to the stage that maritime patrol aircraft could launch deadly attacks on U-boats day and night. Airborne radar, Leigh lights, Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD), and the Fido homing torpedo all turned the anti-submari
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION CHRONOLOGY ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIES The anti-submarine aircraft comes of age DEFENDER'S CAPABILITIES Hunted hunters CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES The battle for Europe’s lifeline THE CAMPAIGN The decisive U-boat battles AFTERMATH AND ANALYSIS FURTHER READING INDEX
