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BLACK MAY.

BLACK MAY.

BLACK MAY.

BLACK MAY.

by Gannon, Michael

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ISBN 10
0060178191
ISBN 13
9780060178192
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New York: HarperCollins, 1998. 492 pp, large 8vo (8 1/2" H). B&w photographs. "In May 1943, Allied sea and air forces won a stunning, dramatic, and vital victory over the largest and most powerful submarine force ever sent to sea, sinking forty-one German U-boats and damaging thirty-seven others. It was the forty-fifth month of World War II, and by the end of May the Germans were forced to acknowledge defeat and recall almost all of their remaining U-boats from the major traffic lanes of the North Atlantic. At U-Boat Headquarters in Berlin, despondent naval officers spoke of 'Black May'. It was a defeat from which the German U-boat fleet never recovered. 'Black May' is a triumph of scholarship and narrative, an important work of history, and a great sea story. (The author) has done enormous research and produced the most thoroughly documented study ever done of these battles. In his compelling historical saga, the people are as significant as the technical information. Given the strategic importance of the events of May 1943, it is natural to ask, How did Black May happen and why? Who or what was responsible? Were new Allied tactics adopted or new weapons employed? This book answers those questions and many others. Drawing on original documents in German, British, U.S., and Canadian archives, as well as interviews with surviving participants, Gannon describes the exciting sea and air battles, frequently taking the reader inside the U-boats themselves, aboard British warships, onto the decks of torpedoed merchant ships, and into the cockpits of British and U.S. aircraft. Throughout, Gannon tells the Black May story from both the German and Allied perspectives, often using the actual words of captains and crew. Finally he allows the reader to 'listen in' on secretly recorded conversations of captured U-boat men in POW quarters during the same incredible month, giving intimate and moving access to the thoughts and emotions of seamen that is unparalleled in naval literature." Light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, small slight bump at top edge of front board and at top of rear hinge, minor browning at some edges, short remainder mark on bottom of text block. Dust jacket has minor edgewear/wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, three small marks (colour pencil) on inside surface.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good+.

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Bookseller
Capricorn Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
23285
Title
BLACK MAY.
Author
Gannon, Michael
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good+
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
0060178191
ISBN 13
9780060178192
Publisher
HarperCollins
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1998
Keywords
U-Boats, Submarines, World War II, Second World War, Submarine Warfare, Kreigsmarine, ONS.5, Tenebrae, Stephen Raushenbush, Convoys, Radar, Karl Donitz, Peter William Gretton, HMS Duncan, Eberhard Godt, Max Horton, Offa, Pink, Type VIIC, Vidette, Rodger W
Bookseller catalogs
Military - World War II; Military - Naval: World War II;

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