For two years Nazi Germany's U-boats had swept all before them. Allied merchant shipping losses were crippling, and threatened the ability of Great Britain to continue the fight. New tactics were needed to fight the underwater threat, and they were to be tested in one battle, the fight for convoy HG-76
Language
English
Pages
27
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
August 01, 1998
Convoy HG-76: The escorts strike back (Naval Warfare Outside the Pacific)
For two years Nazi Germany's U-boats had swept all before them. Allied merchant shipping losses were crippling, and threatened the ability of Great Britain to continue the fight. New tactics were needed to fight the underwater threat, and they were to be tested in one battle, the fight for convoy HG-76