{"product_id":"9781472836038","title":"Battle of the Atlantic 1939-41 : RAF Coastal Command's hardest fight against the U-boats by Edouard A. Groult","description":"This is the David-and-Goliath story of how RAF Coastal Command battled with outdated aircraft against the deadly U-boat fleet during the crucial first years of World War II.   At   the start of World War II, few thought the U-boat would be as devastating as   it proved to be. But convoys and sonar-equipped escorts proved inadequate to   defend the Allies' merchantmen, and the RAF's only offensive weapon was the   anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. For RAF Coastal Command, the first two   years of the war were the hardest. Although starved of resources, operating   with outdated aircraft and often useless weaponry, they were still the only   force that could take the fight to the U-boats.     But in these two years, the RAF learned what it needed to win the Battle of the Atlantic. Gradually developing new tactics and technology, such as airborne radar, signals intelligence, and effective weaponry, the Allies ended 1941 in a position to defeat D?nitz's growing fleet of U-boats.   This book, the first of two volumes, explains the fascinating history of how the RAF kept the convoys alive against the odds, and developed the force that would prevail in the climactic battles of 1942 and 1943.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56300386517365,"sku":"9781472836038","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781472836038.jpg?v=1762787743","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781472836038","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}