{"product_id":"north-atlantic-run-9781487577285","title":"North Atlantic Run","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a stretch of the North Atlantic known as the Black Pit, far from land-based air cover, escorted convoys travelling the main trade routes between Newfoundland and Ireland were regularly besieged by marauding U-boats in classical naval confrontations. \u003cbr\u003eThe Royal Canadian Navy's escort operations proved to be one of Canada's most important contributions to Allied victory in the Second World War. They were also one of the most controversial. The story of those operations and of Canada's wartime navy is now told in full detail for the first time. \u003cbr\u003eMilner focuses primarily on the series of bitter and tragic battles fought by the RCN in the mid-Atlantic during the latter half of 1942. Events of those six months constituted the crisis of Canada's naval war. The fall-out from this crisis, its impact on the operational deployment of the fleet, and the violent upheaval it caused it Ottawa are key parts of the story. The drama at sea was played out against a backgroup of bitter controvers","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359452758359,"sku":"9781487577285","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487577285.jpg?v=1754124692","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/north-atlantic-run-9781487577285","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}