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British Escort Carriers 1941?45
Engelsk Paperback
British Escort Carriers 1941?45
Engelsk Paperback

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In 1941, as the Battle of the Atlantic raged and ship losses mounted, the British Admiralty desperately tried to find ways to defeat the U-Boat threat to Britain’s maritime lifeline. Facing a shortage of traditional aircraft carriers and shore-based aircraft, the Royal Navy, as a stopgap measure, converted merchant ships into small ‘escort carriers’. These were later joined by a growing number of American-built escort carriers, sent as part of the Lend-Lease agreement.

The typical Escort Carrier was small, slow and vulnerable, but it could carry about 18 aircraft, which gave the convoys a real chance to detect and sink dangerous U-Boats. Collectively, their contribution to an Allied victory was immense, particularly in the long and gruelling campaigns fought in the Atlantic and Arctic. Illustrated throughout with detailed full-colour artwork and contemporary photographs, this fascinating study explores in detail how these adaptable ships had such an enormous impact on the outcome of World War II’s European Theatre.



Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
48
ISBN-13:
9781472836250
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1472836251
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Udg. Dato:
19 sep 2019
Længde:
3mm
Bredde:
183mm
Højde:
246mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato:
19 sep 2019
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