432 BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC (2): From Operation Drumbeat to the Defeat of the Wolfpacks, 1942-43

A detailed account of the dramatic success and failures of Hitler's U-boats in the mid-war years during the best-known naval campaign of World War II. Analyses this critical period in the Battle of the Atlantic, describing how Allied advances in technology and intelligence saw the balance shift, forcing the Germans to withdraw. Also examines whether the Germans could have ever actually threatened the Allied sea lanes of communication effectively. Contains color illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams, and photographs.