The Wolf Packs Gather: Mayhem in the Western Approaches 1940

by Bernard Edwards

The capture by the German surface raider Atlantis of the British steamer City of Baghdad's secret code books in July 1940 enabled the Nazis to de-cypher Admiralty convoy plans with deadly effect. This book describes the resulting appalling Allied losses suffered by four convoys during the Autumn of 1940. Admiral Dőnetz, aware of the movements of the Allied convoys, marshaled as many of his U-boats as possible. The first convoy, SC2, consisting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184884624X
• ISBN13: 9781848846241
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.