Battle Of The Atlantic 1942-45 Av Mark Lardas

<b>This illustrated study explores, in detail, the climactic events of the Battle of the Atlantic, and how air power proved to be the Allies¿ most important submarine-killer in one of the most bitterly fought naval campaigns of World War II.</b>As 1942 opened, both Nazi Germany and the Allies were ready for the climactic battles of the Atlantic to begin. Germany had 91 operational U-boats, and over 150 in training or trials. Production for 1942¿44 was planned to exceed 200 boats annually. Karl D¿nitz, running the Kriegsmarine¿s U-boat arm, would finally have the numbers needed to run the tonnage war he wanted against the Allies.Meanwhile, the British had, at last, assembled the solution to the U-boat peril. Its weapons and detection systems had improved to the stage that maritime patrol aircraft could launch deadly attacks on U-boats day and night. Airborne radar, Leigh lights, Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD) and the Fido homing torpedo all turned the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) airc

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