To Die Gallantly: The Battle of the Atlantic

ISBN-13: 9780367274412 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 374 str.

Timothy J Runyan;Jan M Copes

Opis

German U-boats, known as "iron coffins", terrorized Allied ships during World War II and were responsible for thousands of deaths. This volume, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic, brings together historians from both sides of the ocean to discuss this important campaign. As well as offering new insights into both familiar and more neglected aspects, the book reflects the human dimension of the conflict, paying tribute to the whole spectrum of personnel involved - planners and strategists, spies and code-breakers, naval officers and crews, merchant sailors, and civilians.

Spis treści

Preface -- Introduction: An American Assessment -- The Early Years -- The Atlantic in the Strategic Perspective of Hitler and Roosevelt, 1940-1941 -- The Views of Stimson and Knox on Atlantic Strategy and Planning -- Codes and Ciphers: Radio Communication and Intelligence -- Planning the Defense of the South Atlantic, 1939-1941: Securing Brazil -- Brazil, Espionage, and Dönitz's Dream -- The "Happy Time" -- The Character of the German Naval Offensive: October 1940-June 194 -- The U.S. Navy and Operation Roll of Drums, 1942 -- Squaring Some of the Corners: The Royal Canadian Navy and the Pattern of the Atlantic War -- The Battle of the Atlantic, 1941-1943: Peaks and Troughs -- The U-Boat War off the Outerbanks -- Turning the Tide -- "Situation Extremely Dangerous": Three Atlantic Convoys in February 1943 -- Ultra, Air Power, and the Second Battle of the St. Lawrence, 1944 -- Operation Teardrop Revisited -- Mahan's Principles and the Battle of the Atlantic -- Kapitän Fred Krage: Blockade Runner -- Looking Back -- United States Merchant Marine Casualties -- The Merchant Marine Cadet Corps -- Port in a Storm: The Port of New York in World War II -- The Coast Guard Captains of the Ports -- The Battle of the Atlantic in Feature Films

O autorze

Timothy J. Runyan is professor of history at Cleveland State University and editor of The American Neptune journal. Jan M. Copes is lecturer of history at Cleveland State University and assistant editor of The American Neptune.