Picture 1 of 2
Convoy SC122 and HX229: Climax of the Battle ... by Martin Middlebrook Paperback
FREE US DELIVERY | ISBN: 1848844786 | Quality Books
Condition:
4 available / 1 sold
Postage:
Located in: Florida, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Mon, 20 May and Thu, 23 May to 43230
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller information
- 94.9% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:383978840893
Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781848844780
- EAN
- 9781848844780
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Convoy Sc122 and Hx229 : Climax of the Battle of the Atlantic, March 1943
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books The Limited
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Military / Naval
- Item Width
- 6in
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
About this product
Product Information
Winston Churchill wrote, "The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril." Had the convoy link between North America and Britain been broken, the course of World War II would have been different. As it was, there was a period during the winter of 1942-43 when the Germans came close to cutting the North Atlantic lifeline. In the first twenty days of March, 1943, the Germans sank ninety-seven Allied merchant ships - twice the rate of replacement. During the same period seven U-boats were lost and fourteen put in service. No wonder Churchill was worried. Convoys SC122 and HX229 sailed from New York harbor for England early in March 1943. Admiral Doenitz deployed forty-two U-boats to trap those two convoys. Twenty-one merchant ships were sunk in the ensuing battle. The Germans called it "the greatest convoy battle of all time." It was a major turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic. In Convoy, every maneuver of the merchant ships, their escort vessels, the long range aircraft cover, and the attacking U-boats is documented in a powerful narrative that will recall for many readers Nicholas Monsarrat's best-selling novel The Cruel Sea. In many ways, this book could be the story of any of the hundreds of convoys that sailed the ocean during the war. One important chapter throws new light on three controversial aspects of the Battle of the Atlantic: why there was an "Air Gap" long after full air cover could have been provided, why the convoys had to sail with dangerously weak naval escorts; and how the Allies outwitted the Germans in the radio decoding war.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-10
1848844786
ISBN-13
9781848844780
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104256443
Product Key Features
Book Title
Convoy Sc122 and Hx229 : Climax of the Battle of the Atlantic, March 1943
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Naval
Publication Year
2011
Genre
History
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D770
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes
Item description from the seller
Business seller information
Value Added Tax Number:
- GB 922696893
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:383978840893
Postage and handling
Item location:
Florida, United States
Post to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Western Samoa, Worldwide, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Barbados, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Venezuela
| Postage and handling | Each additional item | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free postage | Free | United States | Standard Postage (USPS Ground Advantage®) | Estimated between Mon, 20 May and Thu, 23 May to 43230 |
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually post within 4 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Seller charges sales tax in |
Sales Tax for an item #383978840893
Sales Tax for an item #383978840893
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
| State | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within | Refund will be given as |
|---|---|
| 30 days | Money Back |
The buyer is responsible for return postage costs.
Seller feedback (1,400,138)
This item (1)
All items (1,400,138)
h***h (48)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Book was in very good condition as described, well packaged, and arrived on schedule. Would buy again from this seller.
r***_ (25)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Great condition and even has the bookmark
o***n (182)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Great item. Thank you.
o***n (182)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Great item. Thank you.