(928) A Measureless Peril: America in Atlantic War WW2 by Richard Snow HB 2010

Description: (928) A Measureless Peril: America in Atlantic War WW2 by Richard Snow HB 2010 Click images to enlarge Description A Measureless Peril: America in the Fight for the Atlantic, the Longest Battle of World War II by Richard Snow This book is used but remains in very good condition (see pictures). Of all the threats that faced his country in World War II, Winston Churchill said, just one really scared himwhat he called the "measureless peril" of the German U-boat campaign. In that global conflagration, only one battle the struggle for the Atlantic lasted from the very first hours of the conflict to its final day. Hitler knew that victory depended on controlling the sea-lanes where American food and fuel and weapons flowed to the Allies. At the start, U-boats patrolled a few miles off the eastern seaboard, savagely attacking scores of defenseless passenger ships and merchant vessels while hastily converted American cabin cruisers and fishing boats vainly tried to stop them. Before long, though, the United States was ramping up what would be the greatest production of naval vessels the world had ever known. Then the battle became a thrilling cat-and-mouse game between the quickly built U.S. warships and the ever-more cunning and lethal U-boats. The historian Richard Snow captures all the drama of the merciless contest at every level, from the doomed sailors on an American freighter defying a German cruiser, to the amazing Allied attempts to break the German naval codes, to Winston Churchill pressing Franklin Roosevelt to join the war months before Pearl Harbor (and FDRs shrewd attempts to fight the battle alongside Britain while still appearing to keep out of it). Inspired by the collection of letters that his father sent his mother from the destroyer escort he served aboard, Snow brings to life the longest continuous battle in modern times. With its vibrant prose and fast-paced action, A Measureless Peril is an immensely satisfying account that belongs on the small shelf of the finest histories ever written about World War II. Publisher: Scribner (May 4, 2010) Language: English Hardcover: 368 pages ISBN-10:‎ 1416591109 ISBN-13: 978-1416591108 Item Weight: 1.2 pounds Dimensions: 6.25 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches NOTES ON SHIPPING: I will always combine shipping for multiple purchases and refund you the excess shipping costs. This refund is usually about $3.00 for each extra book purchased. Combined shipping invoice prices will be rounded down to the nearest dollar amount. I will never try to make money on shipping costs. Books will be shipped in either a solid cardboard box (made from re-purposed grocery store boxes) or well wrapped inside a bubble-wrap envelope. Larger soft cover books or magazines will be placed inside a plastic protector, and shipped with cardboard backing inside a reinforced mailing envelope. My packing methods will always protect the item from harm incurred during shipping. If you have any special requirements or concerns I will be happy to hear from you and ship according to your preferences so long as costs remain within the shipping price. Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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