Black May : The Epic Story of the Allies' Defeat of the German U-Boats in May 1943
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In May 1943, Allied sea and air forces won a stunning, dramatic, and vital victory over the largest and most powerful submarine force ever sent to sea, sinking forty-one German U-boats and damaging thirty-seven others. It was the forty-fifth month of World War II, and by the end of May the Germans were forced to acknowledge defeat and recall almost all of their remaining U-boats from the major traffic lanes of the North Atlantic. At U-Boat Headquarters in Berlin, despondent naval officers spoke of "Black May." It was a defeat from which the German U-boat fleet never recovered.Acclaimed historian Michael Gannon has done enormous research and produced the most thoroughly documented study ever done of these battles. In his compelling historical saga, the people are as significant as the technical information. Drawing on original documents in German, British, U.S., and Canadian archives, as well as interviews with surviving participants, Gannon describes the exciting sea and air battles, frequently taking the reader inside the U-boats themselves, aboard British warships, onto the decks of torpedoed merchant ships, and into the cockpits of British and U.S. aircraft.Throughout, Gannon tells the Black...
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A detailed look at a period which saw the beginning of the end for the U-Boat service in WWII. It is rather slow-going in spots but informative. There were brave men on both sides of the Atlantic War. Fortunately, it took more than bravery to win which the Allies proved. I brilliant and scholarly account of the defeat of the UBoats in May 1943. Loved it! Love these Military History books.
