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Skirmishes in the Atlantic continued until the war ended in 1945, but the Allies sank particularly large numbers of U-boats in May 1943, effectively winning the Battle of the Atlantic.
The Battle of the Atlantic was fought for control of vital supply routes, beginning as war broke out in 1939. German submarines were the Allies' principal threat at sea.
The Atlantic Star medal that 99-year-old John Watts wears proudly on his uniform harkens back to his naval service in the Second World War’s Battle of the Atlantic. Watts and his daughter ...
Revealed, the one battle Winston Churchill most feared losing during the Second World War The PM knew the nation depended on the Atlantic... and the U-boats were sent to sea to starve the British ...
The first (but second to be published) volume in Professor Morison's comprehensive 14-volume "History of United States Naval Operations in World War II," being prepared on the basis of official ...
These are not isolated ideas but a political campaign, with proponents on both sides of the Atlantic, against the post-1945 order and the broader Enlightenment tradition.
The battle began on Sept 3 1939, when the first Atlantic convoy sailed, comprising Royal Navy escorts and Merchant Navy vessels taking with them vital supplies to the UK and allies from the North ...
Submarines have captivated imaginations and dominated nightmares for much of the 20th century, but undersea vessels have a much longer history than that.
The Battle of the Atlantic is said to be the longest campaign fought by Canada during the Second World War, with about 3,000 Navy and Air Force members losing their lives.