A Measureless Peril
America in the Fight for the Atlantic, the Longest Battle of World War II
New York : Scribner, 2010.
Format: Book
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Description: x, 353 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
In "A Measureless Peril," the historian Richard Snow captures all the drama of the merciless contest between the quickly built U.S. warships and the ever-more cunning and lethal U-boats that controlled the sea lanes of the Atlantic during WWII.
Subjects:
United States. Navy -- Biography.
United States. Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
Destroyer escorts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Destroyer escorts -- Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean.
Sailors -- United States -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
United States. Navy -- Biography.
United States. Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
Destroyer escorts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Destroyer escorts -- Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean.
Sailors -- United States -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
ISBN:
9781416591108 (hc.)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War WWII Campaigns Sno | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | Out (Due: 6/21/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-338) and index.