Turning the Tide : How a Small Band of Allied Sailors Defeated the U-boats and Won the Battle of the Atlantic (Paperback)

from kenno82

Interesting read about the factors that led to the Allies gaining the upper hand in the battle of the North Atlantic. The author looks at the passage of a small number of convoys over a short period of time to demonstrate the impact that particular decisions and technical advances on the side of ...

from Hedgepeth

I did not realize this was an audiobook when I requested it. However, Disc 1 was quite enjoyable. Unfortunately, there were several places where Disc 2 skipped and it was too disctracting to follow. Such is one of the hazards of an audiobook. What makes this even more disappointing is that the En...

from 5hrdrive

I received this as an audio book - much to my surprise. I've never "read" an audio book before and now I know I never will again. I had to resort to listening to this at odd moments on my computer, 15 minutes here, 10 minutes there. Finally let it play while watching baseball with the sound on th...

from seoulful

Turning the Tide joins a wave of WWII books which are now mainly being written without the benefit of the actual participants contributing to the story. Where there are yet veterans to question, their stories generally do not contribute significantly to the narratives as most WWII veterans with s...

from nbmars

This audiobook tells the story about the struggle against German U-boats in the Atlantic during World War II between 1942 and 1943, and how Americans, British, and Canadians turned the tide during a twelve-week period in the spring of 1943. The battle between German U-boats and Allied conveys is ...