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British Escort Carriers 1941–45
Engelsk
Bogcover for British Escort Carriers 1941–45 af Angus Konstam, 9781472836250
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
48
ISBN-13:
9781472836250
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1472836251
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
19 sep 2019
Størrelse i cm:
24,6 x 18,3 x 0,3
Serie:
Oplagsdato:
19 sep 2019
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British Escort Carriers 1941–45

Engelsk
Paperback 2019
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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.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
48
ISBN-13:
9781472836250
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1472836251
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
19 sep 2019
Størrelse i cm:
24,6 x 18,3 x 0,3
Serie:
Oplagsdato:
19 sep 2019
Forfatter(e):
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