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A Game of Birds and Wolves

- The Secret Game that Revolutionised the War
Af: Simon Parkin Engelsk Paperback

A Game of Birds and Wolves

- The Secret Game that Revolutionised the War
Af: Simon Parkin Engelsk Paperback
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''Compelling'' Sunday Times

''A triumph'' Daily Mirror


''Gripping'' Jonathan Dimbleby


1941. The Battle of the Atlantic is a disaster. Thousands of supply ships ferrying vital food and fuel from North America to Britain are being torpedoed by German U-boats. Britain is only weeks away from starvation - and with that, crushing defeat.

In the first week of 1942 a group of unlikely heroes - a retired naval captain and a clutch of brilliant young women - gather to form a secret strategy unit. On the top floor of a bomb-bruised HQ in Liverpool, the Western Approaches Tactical Unit spends days and nights designing and playing wargames in an effort to crack the U-boat tactics. As the U-boat wolfpacks continue to prey upon the supply ships, the Wrens race against time to save Britain.
With novelistic flair, investigative journalist Simon Parkin shines a light on Operation Raspberry and these unsung heroines in this riveting true story of war at sea.

''History writing at its best'' Booklist

''Splendid . . . Simon Parkin''s book rips along at full sail and is full of personality and personalities''

Sunday Express

''Vivid, engaging'' New Yorker

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''Compelling'' Sunday Times

''A triumph'' Daily Mirror


''Gripping'' Jonathan Dimbleby


1941. The Battle of the Atlantic is a disaster. Thousands of supply ships ferrying vital food and fuel from North America to Britain are being torpedoed by German U-boats. Britain is only weeks away from starvation - and with that, crushing defeat.

In the first week of 1942 a group of unlikely heroes - a retired naval captain and a clutch of brilliant young women - gather to form a secret strategy unit. On the top floor of a bomb-bruised HQ in Liverpool, the Western Approaches Tactical Unit spends days and nights designing and playing wargames in an effort to crack the U-boat tactics. As the U-boat wolfpacks continue to prey upon the supply ships, the Wrens race against time to save Britain.
With novelistic flair, investigative journalist Simon Parkin shines a light on Operation Raspberry and these unsung heroines in this riveting true story of war at sea.

''History writing at its best'' Booklist

''Splendid . . . Simon Parkin''s book rips along at full sail and is full of personality and personalities''

Sunday Express

''Vivid, engaging'' New Yorker

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 320
ISBN-13: 9781529353211
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1529353211
Kategori: Maritim historie
Udg. Dato: 5 nov 2020
Længde: 38mm
Bredde: 198mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: Hodder & Stoughton
Oplagsdato: 5 nov 2020
Forfatter(e): Simon Parkin
Forfatter(e) Simon Parkin


Kategori Maritim historie


ISBN-13 9781529353211


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 320


Udgave


Længde 38mm


Bredde 198mm


Højde 129mm


Udg. Dato 5 nov 2020


Oplagsdato 5 nov 2020


Forlag Hodder & Stoughton

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