Battle of the Atlantic (1) Edition:1st edition (2024) Respected naval historian Mark Stille

Respected naval historian Mark Stille examines the struggle between Allied naval and air forces and German U-boats in the first 15 months of World War II

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Battle of the Atlantic (1) Edition:1st edition (2024) Respected naval historian Mark StilleWhen fighting broke out in September 1939, neither the British Royal Navy nor the German Kriegsmarine were prepared for another war in the North Atlantic. Having defeated the U boats in World War I, the Royal Navy was confident it would succeed again. This was quickly shown to be a delusion, as neither the scale of forces available nor their tactics were sufficient. The Germans were even less prepared, having only a small number of U boats and fewer