Convoy. The Battle for Convoys SC. 22 and HX.229. IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Rare and modern books
Middlebrook Martin
Allen Lane,
1976
Convoy. The Battle for Convoys SC. 22 and HX.229. IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Rare and modern books
Middlebrook Martin
Allen Lane,
1976
20.70 €
(Devon,
United Kingdom)
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1976
- Author
- Middlebrook Martin
- Publishers
- Allen Lane
- Keyword
- naval, ww2, royal navy, atlantic, u-boats, convoys, martin middlebrook, naval, wwii, convoy
- Languages
- English
Description
8vo., First Edition, with 35 plates, 8 maps and 3 diagrams; blue tweed cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Both convoys sailed in March 1943, the month when the Germans came closest to winning the Battle of the Atlantic. They are examined in depth and, whilst chosen for their own importance, they serve also to illustrat the typical hazards, dangers and successes of the Atlantic convoy system. Enser, p.60; Law 0271.
