The Defeat of the German U-boats: The Battle of the AtlanticThe largest, most complex naval battle and its impact on World War II's outcome. |
Contents
Prerequisites | 1 |
The Battle of the Atlantic in the Balance | 25 |
The Battle for Convoy ONS | 63 |
The First Defeat of the Wolf Packs | 96 |
Escort Carriers and UBoats | 145 |
More Battles along the North American | 181 |
The Last Wolf Pack Battles in the Atlantic | 230 |
Conclusion | 259 |
Allied Ships Sunk in Convoy Battles | 267 |
Convoys and Escorts | 274 |
Notes | 287 |
Bibliography | 324 |
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Common terms and phrases
5th Escort Group ahead Allied aircraft Allied convoys antiaircraft April astern B-24 Liberator battle BdU ordered BdU War Diary British convoy convoy HX convoy's course decoded decrypted DEFE depth charge attack depth charges enemy vessel escort carrier explosion F4F Wildcat fire Flower class forced four depth charges frigate Gretton HF/DF HF/DF bearing HMS Biter HMS Duncan HMS Hesperus HMS Itchen HMS Loosestrife HMS Oribi HMS Pink HMS Snowflake HMS Sunflower HMS Tay HMS Vidette hunt ibid Iceland intelligence intercepted Meise merchant ships miles minutes later Naval North Atlantic November obtained a radar obtained a sonar October patrol line picked radar contact radio transmissions range refuel Report of Proceedings Schill Senior Officer sinking sonar contact SRGN starboard steamed submarine submerged sunk surface tactics TBF Avenger torpedo Trawler U-boat dived U-boat operations U-boats USS Bogue VLR B-24 Liberator warships wolf pack yards