Decoding History [electronic resource] : The Battle of the Atlantic and Ultra /
Gardner, W.author.
The German attack on merchant shipping in the Second World War, known as the Battle of the Atlantic, was countered partly by code-breaking intelligence known as Ultra. The dramatic revelation of this factor in the middle 1970s resulted in many works giving this as the most important cause of Allied success.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Foreword by Geoffrey Till; Acknowledgements; Glossary; List of Convoys Mentioned in the Text; 1 The World War and the Atlantic Campaign; 2 Chronology, Time and Measurement; 3 The Economic Context; 4 A German Perspective; 5 Convoy Warfare; 6 Technology on Both Sides; 7 Signals Intelligence and the Battle of the Atlantic; 8 Case-Study I: 1941; 9 Case-Study II: Mid-1942 to Mid-1943; 10 Conclusion: Evaluating Plays and Actors; Notes; References and Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The German attack on merchant shipping in the Second World War, known as the Battle of the Atlantic, was countered partly by code-breaking intelligence known as Ultra. The dramatic revelation of this factor in the middle 1970s resulted in many works giving this as the most important cause of Allied success.
Great Britain-History.
World history.
Politics and war.
World War, 1939-1945.
History of Britain and Ireland.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Military and Defence Studies.
History of World War II and the Holocaust.