The Battle of the Atlantic

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• 1. The U-boat peril
• 2. The menace grows
• 3. Learning to fight back - with ships
• 4. The role of aeroplanes
• 5. The role of intelligence
• 6. The crisis
• 7. Find out more
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Books

The Battle of the Atlanticby Andrew Williams (BBC Worldwide, 2002)

Captain Gilbert Roberts RN and the Anti-U-boat School by Mark Williams (Cassell, 1979)

In Great Waters: The Epic Story of the Battle of the Atlantic by Spencer Dunmore (McClelland & Stewart, 2000)

Places to visit

The Imperial War Museum - covers all aspects of wartime life.

The Royal Naval Museum - contains excellent displays and insights into life in the Royal Navy.

About the author

Dr Gary Sheffield is Senior Lecturer in the War Studies Group at King's College London, and Land Warfare Historian at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham.

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