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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Battle of the Atlantic"”.
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The Final Ambush : An Adapted Battlefield Analysis of the U-576 Attack Upon Allied Convoy KS-520 off Cape Hatteras During the Second World War
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest, largest, and most complex military action of the Second World War. The battle involved Allied, Axis, and neutral nations, resulting in both military and civilian casualties. At various times throughout the battle certain areas became centers of activity. …
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The creation of the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service and its role in Canadian naval intelligence and communications, 1939-45
This study explores the establishment of the Women’s Royal Naval Canadian Service (WRCNS) on the basis of its British counterpart, and the subsequent restructuring of the service better to suit Canadian needs during the Second World War. This development paralleled and complemented other efforts on …
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Taking Control, Women of Lorient, France Direct Their Lives Despite the German Occupation (June 1940-May 1945)
This thesis argues that from June 1940 when German soldiers occupied Lorient, France until May 8, 1945 when the Lorient "Pocket" surrendered, although the women of this port city faced drastic changes, they took control of their everyday lives. They did what it took to feed and clothe their …
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Wolves Without Teeth: The German Torpedo Crisis in World War Two
The "Torpedo Crisis," or "Torpedokrise" as referred to by the Germans, is the name given to the period of the first few years during the Second World War during which time the German U-boat arm experienced catastrophic technical malfunctions with their torpedoes. These malfunctions robbed the …
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REASSESSING THE CAPE HATTERAS MINEFIELD: AN EXAMINATION OF NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL DEFENSES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
In response to the German U-boat attacks on Allied Atlantic merchant shipping during the Second World War, Ernest King, the Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet, approved construction of a defensive wall of naval mines in an area off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. This configuration of mines …